ਅਨਾੜੀ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀺 (aṇṇāṇi), 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀬 (aṇṇāṇiya) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-)) via dissimilation (*𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀟𑀻 (*aṇṇāḍī)), from Sanskrit अज्ञानिन् (ajñānin).
Adjective
ਅਨਾੜੀ (anāṛī)
- ignorant
Noun
ਅਨਾੜੀ (anāṛī) m
- fool
Descendants
- Punjabi: anāṛī
- Gurmukhi: ਅਨਾੜੀ
- Shahmukhi: اَناڑِی
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 282.
- “ਅਨਾੜੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ajñānin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 9