ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ
cīzāṁ
The English phrase "things" is translated into Punjabi as ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ (cīzāṁ).
ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ is used to refer to physical objects or items.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from the Persian word chiz, meaning "thing", with the Punjabi plural suffix -āṁ added.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ is ਚੀਜ਼.
How do you pronounce it?
cīzāṁ
Did you know?
- In Punjabi, the word ਚੀਜ਼ can be used idiomatically to describe a person with a remarkable or striking quality, such as saying someone is 'a thing' to imply they are quite something.
- While ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ refers to physical objects, Punjabi often uses the word ਗੱਲਾਂ (gallaň), which literally means 'talks' or 'matters', to refer to abstract 'things' like ideas or situations.
- Because of the Persian influence on the word ਚੀਜ਼, it is recognized and understood across many different languages in South Asia, including Urdu and Hindi.
Examples in context
- ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਰੱਖ ਦਿਓ।merī'āṃ cīzāṃ itthē rakh di'ō.Put my things here.
- ਇਹ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਮਹਿੰਗੀਆਂ ਹਨ।ih cīzāṃ bahut mahingī'āṃ han.These things are very expensive.
Example conversation
Ravinder and Prit are tidying up a room.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਕੀ ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਲਈਆਂ?kī tū āpaṇī'āṃ cīzāṃ sāf kar laī'āṃ?Did you clean up your things?
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਥਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਰੱਖ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ।hāṃ, maiṃ sārī'āṃ cīzāṃ sahī thāṃ tē rakh dittī'āṃ han.Yes, I have put all the things in the right place.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ, ਹੁਣ ਕਮਰਾ ਸਾਫ਼ ਲੱਗ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।bahut vadhī'ā, huna kamarā sāf lagg rihā hai.Very good, now the room looks clean.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਧੰਨਵਾਦ, ਰਵਿੰਦਰ।dhannavād, ravindar.Thank you, Ravinder.
