ਜਾਮਣੀ
jāmaṇī
The Punjabi word for purple is ਜਾਮਣੀ (jāmaṇī).
ਜਾਮਣੀ is used to refer to the color purple as a noun or to describe an object that is purple as an adjective.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word remains the same whether it is used as a noun (the color purple) or an adjective (a purple object).
How do you pronounce it?
jāmaṇī
Did you know?
- The word ਜਾਮਣੀ is derived from the ਜਾਮਣ (jambul) fruit, also known as the Java plum, which has a deep purple skin.
- The jamun fruit, which gives ਜਾਮਣੀ its name, is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine to help manage blood sugar levels.
- In Punjabi culture, the deep purple of the jamun fruit is often associated with the richness of the monsoon season when the fruit ripens.
Examples in context
- ਇਹ ਰੰਗ ਜਾਮਣੀ ਹੈ।ih rang jāmṇī hai.This colour is purple.
- ਮੈਨੂੰ ਜਾਮਣੀ ਰੰਗ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।maimū jāmṇī rang pasand hai.I like the colour purple.
- ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਡਰੈੱਸ ਜਾਮਣੀ ਹੈ।tuhāḍī dress jāmṇī hai.Your dress is purple.
Example conversation
Aman and Preet are looking at a dress in a shop.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਇਹ ਜਾਮਣੀ ਰੰਗ ਹੈ?Preet, kī ih jāmṇī rang hai?Preet, is this purple colour?
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਹਾਂ, ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਜਾਮਣੀ ਰੰਗ ਹੈ।Hā̃, ih bahut sundar jāmṇī rang hai.Yes, it is a very beautiful purple colour.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਕੀ ਇਹ ਰੰਗ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਚੇਗਾ?Kī ih rang tuhāḍe utte jacēgā?Will this colour suit you?
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਹਾਂ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਜਾਮਣੀ ਰੰਗ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।Hā̃, maimū jāmṇī rang bahut pasand hai.Yes, I like the colour purple very much.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ਜਾਮਣੀ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
