مجھ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• مَن٘جھ (maṉjh) — Jatki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *मह्या (mahyā). Compare Pahari-Potwari مان٘جھ (māṉjh), Saraiki مَنجھ (manjh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mə˦.d͡ʒːᵊ/, [mɐ˦.d͡ʒˑə̆]

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Noun

مَجّھ • (majjh) f (masculine جھوٹا, Gurmukhi spelling ਮੱਝ)

1. water buffalo (adult female)

   Synonym: (Malwai) مھَینس (mhains)

Declension

Declension of مجھ
dir. sg.	مَجّھ (majjh)
dir. pl.	مَجّھاں (majjhāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	مَجّھ (majjh)	مَجّھاں (majjhāṉ)
oblique	مَجّھ (majjh)	مَجّھاں (majjhāṉ)
vocative	مَجّھے (majjhe)	مَجّھو (majjho)
ablative	مَجّھوں (majjhoṉ)	—
locative	مَجّھے (majjhe)	مَجّھِیں (majjhīṉ)
instrumental	مَجّھے (majjhe)	مَجّھِیں (majjhīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مجھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “مجھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*mahyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मज्झु (majjhu), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁 (majjhaṃ), from Sanskrit मह्यम् (mahyam). Cognate with Marathi माझे (māj̈he).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊd͡ʒʱ/

Pronoun

مُجھ • (mujh) (Hindi spelling मुझ)

1. oblique singular of میں (ma͠i)

See also

Urdu personal pronouns
Person	Description		Direct case	Indirect case	Ergative case	Dative/Accusative case
1st person	singular		مَیں (ma͠i)	مُجھ (mujh)	مَیں نے (ma͠i ne)	مُجھ کو (mujh ko), مُجھے (mujhe)
	formal (rare)		خَاکْسَار (xāksār)		خَاکْسَار نے (xāksār ne)	خَاکْسَار کو (xāksār ko)
	plural		ہَم (ham)		ہَم نے (ham ne)	ہَم کو (ham ko), ہَمیں (hamẽ)
2nd person	informal (intimate)		تُو (tū)	تُجھ (tujh)	تُو نے (tū ne)	تُجھ کو (tujh ko), تُجھے (tujhe)
	semiformal (familiar)		تُم (tum)		تُم نے (tum ne)	تُم کو (tum ko), تُمھیں (tumhẽ)
	formal (polite)		آپ (āp)		آپ نے (āp ne)	آپ کو (āp ko)
3rd person	proximal	singular / informal	یہ (ye)	اِس (is)	اِس نے (is ne)	اِس کو (is ko), اِسے (ise)
		plural / formal		اِن (in)	اِنھوں نے (inhõ ne)	اِن کو (in ko), اِنھیں (inhẽ)
	distal	singular / informal	وہ (vo)	اُس (us)	اُس نے (us ne)	اُس کو (us ko), اُسے (use)
		plural / formal		اُن (un)	اُنھوں نے (unhõ ne)	اُن کو (un ko), اُنھیں (unhẽ)