ਦਾੜੀ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘟𑘰𑘛𑘲 (dāḍhī).

Noun

ਦਾੜੀ (dāṛī /dāṛhī/) f

beard
- 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 199:
  ਗਰੀਬਾ ਉਪਰਿ ਜਿ ਖਿੰਜੈ ਦਾੜੀ॥
  garībā upari ji khiñjai dāṛī.
  /garībā upari ji khiñjai dāṛhī./
  1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
  The bearded emperor who struck down the poor.

Descendants

Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī)

Shahmukhi script: داڑھی (dāṛhī)
Saraiki:
Devanagari script: दाढ़ी (dāṛhī)

Multani script: 𑊘𑊨 (dṛh)

Shahmukhi script: ݙاڑھی (ḏāṛhī)

References

Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਾੜੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 153
“ਦਾੜੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 358

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