ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ
See also: ਬੇਸ਼ੁਮਾਰ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیشمار (bē-šumār). By surface analysis, ਬੇ- (be-) + ਸੁਮਾਰੁ (sumāru).
Adjective
ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ (besumāru) (Shahmukhi بیسُمَارُ)
- innumerable, incalculable, infinite, inestimable, not to be reckoned (of God)
- 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 889:
- ਨਿਹਚਲ ਆਸਨੁ ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ॥
- nihcal āsanu besumāru॥
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- They obtain a permanent seat in the infinite.
- ਨਿਹਚਲ ਆਸਨੁ ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ॥
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਬੇਸ਼ੁਮਾਰ (beśumār)
- Shahmukhi: بے شُمار (be śumār)
References
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 309.
- “ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2022