ਫ਼ੌਜ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فوج (fawj), from Arabic فَوْج (fawj), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/). Compare Hindi फ़ौज (fauj).

Noun

ਫ਼ੌਜ • (fauj) f (Shahmukhi spelling فوج)

  1. army, armed forces, military, militia
  2. (fig) multitude, host
  • ਫ਼ੌਜਦਾਰ m (faujdār, “commander”)
  • ਫ਼ੌਜਵਾਦ m (faujvād, “militarism”)
  • ਫ਼ੌਜੀ (faujī, “military”, adjective)

Further reading
  • “ਫ਼ੌਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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