ਦੋਆਬ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوآب (dō-āb, “two rivers”).

Noun

ਦੋਆਬ • (doāba) m (Shahmukhi spelling دوآب)

  1. doab (tract of land lying between two rivers)

Derived terms
  • ਜੇਚ ਦੋਆਬ m (jec doāba, “Chaj Doab”)
  • ਬਾਰੀ ਦੁਆਬ m (bārī duāba, “Bari Doab”)
  • ਬਿਸਤ ਦੁਆਬ m (bisat duāba, “Bist Doab”)
  • ਰਚਨਾ ਦੋਆਬ m (racnā doāba, “Rachna Doab”)
  • ਰਾਏਚੁਰ ਦੁਆਬ m (rāēcur duāba, “Raichur Doab”)
  • ਸਿੰਧ ਸਾਗਰ ਦੁਆਬ m (sindh sāgar duāba, “Indus-Sagar Doab”)

Further reading
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੋਆਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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