ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra). Compare Old Marathi 𑘀𑘠𑘲𑘎𑘰𑘨 (adhīkāra).

Noun

ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ (adhikārum

  1. authority, power
    • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1412:
      ਰਾਮੁ ਝੁਰੈ ਦਲ ਮੇਲਵੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਲੁ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ
      rāmu jhurai dala melavai antari balu adhikāra.
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        Raam Chand, sad at heart, assembled his army and forces.

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਧਿਕਾਰ (adhikār)
    Shahmukhi script: اَدھِیکار (adhīkār)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 15
  • ਅਧਿਕਾਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024