ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਨਾਨਾ (janānā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna)

Adjective

ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ • (zanānā) (Shahmukhi spelling زنانہ)

1. female, feminine, womanly
2. effeminate

Noun

ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ • (zanānā) m (Shahmukhi spelling زنانہ)

1. (collective) women, womenfolk

Related terms

• ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ f (zanānī, “woman”)

Further reading

• “ਜਨਾਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025