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Old Punjabi
Adjective
ਇਕਲੁ (ikalu /ikallu/)[1][2][3]
- alternative form of ਇਕੇਲਾ (ikelā, “alone, lonely”)
1604,
Baba Farid,
Ādi Granth ang 1381:
- ਫਰੀਦਾ ਸਰੁ ਭਰਿਆ ਭੀ ਚਲਸੀ ਥਕੇ ਕਵਲ ਇਕਲ ॥੬੬॥
- pharīdā saru bhariā bhī calasī thake kavala ikala.66.
- /pharīdā saru bhariā bhī calasī thake kaṃvala ikalla/
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- 66. Fareed, the overflowing pool shall also pass away
and only the lotus flowers shall remain.
References
- ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਇਕਲੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 27
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਇਕਲ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 185, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
- ^ “ਇਕਲ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025