جموں و کشمیر

Urdu

Etymology

From جَمُّوں (jammū̃, Jammu) + و (o, and/&) + کَشْمِیر (kaśmīr, Kashmir), likely a calque of English Jammu and Kashmir. Compare Hindi जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر (jammū̃-o-kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling जम्मू और कश्मीर)

  1. Jammu and Kashmir (a union territory in northern India; capital: Jammu and Srinagar)
    Synonyms: جموں اور کشمیر (jammū̃ aur kaśmīr), مقبوضہ کشمیر (maqbūzā kaśmīr)
  2. (now historical) Jammu and Kashmir, a princely state which governed the region of Kashmir, the territory of which is now de facto divided between China, India, and Pakistan.
  3. (loosely) Azad Jammu and Kashmir
    Synonyms: آزاد جموں و کشمیر (āzād jammū̃ o kaśmīr), آزاد کشمیر (āzād kaśmīr)

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