ਦਲਾਲੁ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَلّال (dallāl), from Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl, “auctioneer, broker, middleman, agent”). Compare Old Hindi दलाल (dalāla), Middle Bengali দালাল (dalal).

Adjective

ਦਲਾਲੁ (dalālu)

  1. go-between, middleman
Descendants
  • Punjabi: dalāl
    Gurmukhi script: ਦਲਾਲ
    Shahmukhi script: دَلال

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian دلائل (dalā'il), from Arabic دَلَائِل (dalāʔil).

Noun

ਦਲਾਲੁ (dalālu) m

  1. strict judge, mediator

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਲਾਲੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 151
  • “ਦਲਾਲੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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