ਦਾੜੀ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘟𑘰𑘛𑘲 (dāḍhī).
Noun
ਦਾੜੀ (dāṛī /dāṛhī/) f
- beard
- 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 199:
- ਗਰੀਬਾ ਉਪਰਿ ਜਿ ਖਿੰਜੈ ਦਾੜੀ॥
- garībā upari ji khiñjai dāṛī॥
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- The bearded emperor who struck down the poor.
- ਗਰੀਬਾ ਉਪਰਿ ਜਿ ਖਿੰਜੈ ਦਾੜੀ॥
Descendants
- Punjabi: dāṛhī
- Gurmukhi: ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ
- Shahmukhi: داڑھی
References
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 153.
- “ਦਾੜੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2022
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 358