جہلم

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: jélam IPA(key): /d͡ʒe˦.ləm/, [d͡ʒeː˩˥.lˑɐ̃mᵊ]
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Proper noun

جِہْلَم • (jihlamm (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿਹਲਮ or ਜੇਹਲਮ)

  1. Jhelum (a city in Jhelum district, province of Punjab, Pakistan)
  2. Jhelum (a river in the Punjab of Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India) – synonym of ویہَت (vehat)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “جِہلم”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਜਿਹਲਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Alternative forms

  • جھیلم (jhelam) (dated)

Etymology

Disputed, see Etymology of Jhelum.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

جِہْلَم • (jihlamm (Hindi spelling झेलम or जेहलम)

  1. Jhelum (a city in Jhelum district, province of Punjab, Pakistan)
  2. Jhelum (a river in the Punjab of Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India)