بندوق

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَنْدُوق (bandūq), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, hazelnut, pebble, bullet, gun).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَنْدُوق • (bandūq) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੰਦੂਕ)

  1. gun (ie. a shotgun; rifle as opposed to a pistol)

Declension

Declension of بندوق
dir. sg. بَنْدُوق (bandūq)
dir. pl. بَنْدُوقاں (bandūqāṉ)
singular plural
direct بَنْدُوق (bandūq) بَنْدُوقاں (bandūqāṉ)
oblique بَنْدُوق (bandūq) بَنْدُوقاں (bandūqāṉ)
vocative بَنْدُوقے (bandūqe) بَنْدُوقو (bandūqo)
ablative بَنْدُوقوں (bandūqoṉ)
locative بَنْدُوقے (bandūqe) بَنْدُوقِیں (bandūqīṉ)
instrumental بَنْدُوقے (bandūqe) بَنْدُوقِیں (bandūqīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بندوق”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਬੰਦੂਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian بَنْدُوق (bandūq), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, hazelnut, pebble, bullet, gun), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, hazelnut), from Ancient Greek [κάρυον] Ποντικόν (Pontikón, Pontic nut), q.v.

Pronunciation

Noun

بَنْدُوق • (bandūq) f (Hindi spelling बंदूक़)

  1. gun, rifle

Declension

Declension of بندوق
singular plural
direct بندوق (bandūq) بندوقیں (bandūqẽ)
oblique بندوق (bandūq) بندوقوں (bandūqõ)
vocative بندوق (bandūq) بندوقو (bandūqo)

References

  • بندوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بندوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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