Question

Punjab’ is combination of two words, ‘Punj’ and ‘Aab’ which means the land of five waters or five rivers. When the Turks came to India, they called the land of these five rivers Punjab in their own language. What was the language of the Turks? ਅਰਬੀ/ Arabic/ अरबी

ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ /Persian/ फ़ारसी

ਲਾਤੀਨੀ/ Latin/ लैटिन

ਉਰਦੂ/ Urdu/ उर्दू


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Answer 1

The Correct answer is...

♦ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ /Persian/ फ़ारसी ♦

Explanation:

At the time of the Turks' arrival in India, their language was Persian and they combined the two words of their language Persian, and called this region of five rivers ‘Punjab’.

The word ‘Punjab’ literally means the region of the five rivers. It is made up of two words, 'Panj' means 'Five' and 'Aab' means 'Water'. Water is a symbol of rivers, thus 'Panj' and 'Aab' are made of 'Punjab'. Both 'Panj' and 'Azb' are Persian words. Punjab, the state of five rivers, these are, Jhelum, Beas, Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab.

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