ਜਨਾਬ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جَنَاب (janāb), from Arabic جَنَاب (janāb).

Adjective

ਜਨਾਬ • (janāb) (Shahmukhi spelling جناب)

  1. honoured, honourable

Noun

ਜਨਾਬ • (janāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling جناب)

  1. respectful title prefixed to a personal name
  2. (India) term of address for judges

Further reading

  • “ਜਨਾਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜਨਾਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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