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Punjabi
Adjective
ਦਹਿਲ • (dahil) (Shahmukhi spelling دہل)
- sudden and extreme fear, fright, dread, terror
- Synonyms: ਖ਼ੌਫ਼ (xauf), ਡਰ (ḍar), ਭੈ (bhai), ਸਹਿਮ (sahim)
ਉਹ ਸੱਪ ਵੇਖ ਦਹਿਲ ਗਿਆ.- uha sappa vekh dahil giā.
- He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
2013, “Sardaar Ji”, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics):ਜੈਕਾਰੇ ਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਆਖਣ ਜੀ ਉਸਰਨ ਦਿਉ ਕੰਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ. ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਉਮਰਾਂ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਹਿਲ ਦੀਆਂ?- jaikāre lāunde ākhaṇ jī usaran diu kandā̃ nū̃. kiũ nahī̃ sī nikkīā̃ umarā̃ dahiśat vicca dahil dīā̃?
- They challenged the tyrant while being bricked alive. Why did the children not tremble with fear?
References
- “ਦਹਿਲ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਹਿਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.