Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dimaag/ ਦ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ dimaag Say it**di-MAAG, two syllables, with the stress on the second**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiدماغ In short Dimaag (ਦਿਮਾਗ਼) is the Punjabi word for the brain, the organ of thought inside the head, and by extension the mind and intellect. The word came into Punjabi from Arabic through Persian and Urdu. A sharp dimaag is praised, and everyday speech plays on the word in phrases for pestering and hard thinking. ## How it's used 1. 1ਉਸ ਦਾ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ੤Her brain works very fast. _a sharp dimaag as praise_ 2. 2ਸਾਰਾ ਦਿਨ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਥੱਕ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ੤After working all day, my brain is tired. _a tired brain after work_ 3. 3ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਤੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਲਓ੤Use your brain before you speak. _dimaag ton kamm lena: think first_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਸਵਾਲ ਪੁੱਛ ਪੁੱਛ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਖਾ ਲਿਆ੤The children pestered me with question after question. _dimaag khaana: to pester_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਸਿਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਉਹ ਅੰਗ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਸੋਚਦਾ, ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਫ਼ੈਸਲੇ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸੋਚਣ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਲ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਬੀ ਤੋਂ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਰਦੂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ੤ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਲਾਘਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹੈ੤ Dimaag (ਦਿਮਾਗ਼) is the Punjabi word for the brain: the organ inside the head that thinks, remembers and decides. Punjabis use it for the physical brain and, just as often, for the mind at work, so a sharp person is praised for a tez dimaag, a fast brain. ## What does dimaag mean in Punjabi? Dimaag means brain, and by extension intellect: the power to think, understand and judge. Rekhta's dictionary gives the same spread of meanings for the word across the region's languages: the brain itself, intelligence, and mental power. In daily Punjabi the thinking sense is everywhere, in praise such as dimaag bahut tez hai, the brain is very sharp, and in advice such as dimaag ton kamm lao, use your brain. ## Where does the word dimaag come from? Dimaag came into Punjabi from Arabic, travelling through Persian and Urdu, and Rekhta illustrates it with verses by Meer Taqi Meer and Mirza Ghalib. A study of Punjabi body words counts dimag among the body terms that come from Perso-Arabic sources, in a list where most other body words are native. The loanword has been at home for centuries, and no Punjabi speaker today hears it as a foreign word. ## What is the difference between dimaag and mann? Mann (ਮਨ) is the inner mind or heart: the seat of feelings, wishes and faith, and the word Gurbani speaks to. Dimaag is the thinking equipment: reason, memory and working things out. A decision can rise in the mann while the dimaag works out how to carry it out, and Punjabi keeps the two words apart in just that way. ## How is dimaag used in everyday Punjabi? Everyday speech plays on the word. Dimaag khaana, to eat someone's brain, means to pester them with questions or talk. Dimaag kharab hona says a person's head is not right: they are upset, fed up, or not thinking straight. 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