پوجا

See also: توچا

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /puː.d͡ʒäː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: پُو‧جا

Noun

پُوجا • (pūjā) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੂਜਾ)

1. (religion, polytheism) worship; offering
2. (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.
3. (figuratively) love; affection

Declension

Declension of پوجا
dir. sg.	پُوجا (pūjā)
dir. pl.	پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	پُوجا (pūjā)	پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
oblique	پُوجا (pūjā)	پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
vocative	پُوجائے (pūjā'e)	پُوجاؤ (pūjā'o)
ablative	پُوجاؤں (pūjā'oṉ)	پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
locative	—	پُوجاوائِیں (pūjāvā'īṉ)
instrumental	—	—

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پُوجا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “پُوجا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /puː.d͡ʒɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: پُو‧جا

Noun

پُوجا • (pūjā) f (Hindi spelling पूजा)

1. (religion, polytheism) worship

   لوگ میری آگ جیسے جذبے کی پوجا کرتے ہیں

   log merī āg jaise jazbe kī pūjā karte ha͠i

   People worship my fiery spirit

   Synonym: عِبادت (‘ibādat) (monotheism)

2. (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.

Synonyms

• پرستش
• عبادت