जम्मू
See also: जम्मा and ज़िम्मा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- जम्बू (jambū), जंबू (jambū)
Etymology
From Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Jambu Lochan.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəm.muː/, [d͡ʒə̃m.muː]
Proper noun
जम्मू • (jammū) m (Urdu spelling جموں)
- Jammu (a city in India, winter capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir)
- Jammu (the southern region of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir)
Declension
Declension of जम्मू (sg-only masc ū-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | जम्मू jammū |
| oblique | जम्मू jammū |
| vocative | जम्मू jammū |
Derived terms
- आज़ाद जम्मू और कश्मीर (āzād jammū aur kaśmīr)
- जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr)
Descendants
- → English: Jammu
See also
- कश्मीर (kaśmīr)
- कठुआ (kaṭhuā)
- श्रीनगर (śrīnagar)
- मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (muzaffarābād)
- लद्दाख़ (laddāx)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जम्मू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “जम्मू”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “जम्मू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.