ਅਗਰੁ
See also: ਅਗਰ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑀭𑀼 (agaru), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru). Cognate with Old Gujarati अगर (agara), Old Marathi 𑘀𑘐𑘨 (agara), Middle Bengali অগর (agara).
Noun
ਅਗਰੁ (agaru) m
- fragrant aloewood
- 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 1018:
- ਚੰਦਨ ਅਗਰ ਕਪੂਰ ਲੇਪਨ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਗੇ ਨਹੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ॥
- candan agara kapūr lepan tisu saṅge nahī prīti॥
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Sandalwood, aloe, and camphor-paste - the earth does not love them.
- ਚੰਦਨ ਅਗਰ ਕਪੂਰ ਲੇਪਨ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਗੇ ਨਹੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ॥
Descendants
- Punjabi: agar
- Gurmukhi: ਅਗਰ
- Shahmukhi: اگَر
References
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 11.
- “ਅਗਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2022
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “agaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3