ਦੁਨੀਆ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).
Noun
ਦੁਨੀਆ • (dunīā) f (Shahmukhi spelling دُنیا)
- world
- Guru Granth Sahib, Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 717:
- ਇਹ ਜੁ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਸਿਹਰੁ ਮੇਲਾ ਦਸਤਗੀਰੀ ਨਾਹਿ
- eh jo dunīā sahar melā dastgīrī nāhe
- This world is just a magic-show; no one will be holding your hand.
- Guru Granth Sahib, Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 717:
References
- “ਦੁਨੀਆ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਦੁਨੀਆ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.