This article will show to You a comparison between Punjabi and Persian words for defining of similarities and differences. The Persian is the language of the Indo-Iranian family and it is a base language of the comparison. The Punjabi is the language from the Indo-Iranian family but both of the languages are from different groups, Indo-Iranic (Persian) and Indo-Aryan (Punjabi). This difference gives some differences in words as it is shown below. You can see this table.
| Translation | Punjabi | Persian | Hindi |
| I | main | man | main |
| thou | tūn | tu | tum |
| we | asīn | mA | ham |
| this | ih | in | is |
| that | uh | An | us |
| who | kaun | ke | kaun |
| what | kī | che | kya |
| not | nahīn | ne | nahin |
| all | sabh | hame | sab |
| many | bahut | besyAri | anek |
| one | ikk | yel | ek |
| two | do | do | do |
| big | vadda | bozorg | bade |
| long | lamba | tulani | lamba |
| small | choṭa | kuchek | chhota |
| woman | zanāni | zan | mahila |
| man (adult male) |
ādami | mard | aadamee |
| man (human being) |
manukh | ensAn | aadamee |
| bird | panchhi | parande | chidiya |
| dog | kutta | sag | kutta |
| louse | jūn | bAshe | joon |
| tree | darakhat | dirakht | ped |
| seed | bi | bazr | beej |
| leaf | patta | barg | pattee |
| root | jar | saqf | jad |
| bark | chhill | paranda | chhaal |
| skin | chamri | post | tvacha |
| meat | mās | gosht | maans |
| blood | khūn | khun | rakt |
| bone | haddi | ustukhwAn | haddee |
| fat (n.) | charbi | charbi | vasa |
| fire | agg | atish | aag |
| egg | anda | tuhm | anda |
| horn | sing | shAkh | seeng |
| tail | pūnchh | dum | poonchh |
| feather | khambh | par | pankh |
| fish | machchhi | mAhi | machhalee |
| hair | vāl | mu (mo) | kesh |
| head | sir | sar | sir |
| ear | kann | gosh | kaan |
| eye | akkh | chashm | aankh |
| fingernail | nahun | nakhun | nakh |
| nose | nakk | bini | naak |
| mouth | mūnh | dahon | munh |
| tooth | dand | dandAn | daant |
| tongue | jībh | zabAn | jubaan |
| foot | pair | pA | pair |
| knee | goda | zAnu | ghutana |
| hand | hatth | dast | haath |
| belly | dhidd | shikam | pet |
| neck | gardan | gardan | naichl |
| breast | chhāti | piston | stan |
| heart | dil | dig | dil |
| liver | jigar | jigar | jigar |
| drink | pīna | bushidan | peena |
| eat | khāna | khwurdan | khaana |
| bite | kattna | gazidan | kaatana |
| see | dekhna | didan | dekhana |
| hear | sunna | shanidan | sunana |
| know | jānna | dAnestan | jaanana |
| sleep | sauna | khAbidan | sona |
| die | marna | mardan | marana |
| kill | mārna | kashtan | maarana |
| swim | tairna | sheno kardan | tairana |
| fly (v.) | uddna | paridan | udana |
| walk | turna | rAh raftan | chalana |
| come | auna | residan | aana |
| lie | letna | durogh goftan | jhooth bolana |
| sit | baithna | neshestan | baithiye |
| stand | kharna | istAdan | khada |
| give | dena | dAdan | dena |
| say | kahina | goftan | kahana |
| sun | sūraj | khorshid | ravi |
| moon | chand | mAh | chaand |
| star | tāra | setAre | taara |
| water | pāni | Ab | paanee |
| rain | mīnh | bArAn | baarish |
| stone | patthar | sang | patthar |
| sand | reta | rig | ret |
| earth | dharti | zamin | prthvee |
| cloud | baddal | Abr | baadal |
| smoke | dhūān | dud | dhuaan |
| ashes | suāh | khAkistar | raakh |
| burn | sārna | sozAndan | jalaana |
| road | sarak | rAh | sadak |
| mountain | pahār | koh | parvat |
| red | lāl | surkh | laal |
| green | hara | sabz | hara |
| yellow | pīla | zard | peela |
| white | chitta | sefid | saphed |
| black | kāla | siyAh | kaalee |
| night | rāt | shab | raat |
| warm | garam | garm | garam |
| cold | thanda | sard | sardee |
| full | pūra | pur | poorn |
| new | navān | nau | naya |
| good | changa | khub | achchha |
| round | gol | gird | gol |
| dry | sukka | khushk | sookha |
| name | nām | nAm | naam |
Resources,
Google Translator,
Digital Dictionsries of South Asia,
Punjabi101.
This article was written by Ilya Duchanin.
Phonology of languages 
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