फौज

See also: फ़ौज

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /fɔːd͡ʒ/, /pʰɔːd͡ʒ/

Noun

फौज • (fauj) f

1. nuqtaless form of फ़ौज (fauj)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	फौज fauj	फौजें faujẽ
oblique	फौज fauj	फौजों faujõ
vocative	फौज fauj	फौजो faujo

Declension of फौज (fem cons-stem)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فوج (fawj, “detachment, horde, throng”), from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “regiment, battalion, crowd”). Compare Gujarati ફોજ (phoj), Hindi फ़ौज (fauj), Kannada ಫೌಜು (phauju), Punjabi ਫ਼ੌਜ (fauj) / فوج (foj), Bengali ফৌজ (phōuj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰəud͡z/, [pʰəuːd͡z]

Noun

फौज • (phauj) f

1. army

   Synonyms: लष्कर (laṣkar), सेना (senā), सैन्य (sainya)

Derived terms

• फौजदार (phaujdār)
• फौजदारी (phaujdārī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फौज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फौज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “फौज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Marwari

Alternative forms

• फोज (phoj)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَوْج (fawj, “detachment, horde, throng”), from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “regiment, battalion, crowd”). First attested as Old Gujarati फोज (phoja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔːd͡ʒ/ ~ /pʰəud͡ʒ/^[1]

Noun

फौज (phauj) f

1. army

   Synonyms: सेना (senā), खूर (khūr)

References

1. Lakhan Gusain (2004) Marwari, LINCOM, →ISBN, page 5

Further reading

• “फौज”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
• “फौज”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015