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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پناه (panāh). Compare Hindi पनाह (panāh).
Noun
ਪਨਾਹ • (panāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling پناہ)
- shelter, refuge, asylum, protection
- Guru Granth Sahib, Baba Farid, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 488:
ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਤੂ ਬਖਸੰਦਗੀ ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦੈ ਖੈਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਬੰਦਗੀ- terī panah khudāe tū bakhshandagī shekh frīdae khaer dījae bandagī
- I seek Your Protection - You are the Forgiving Lord. Please, bless Shaykh Fareed with the bounty of Your meditative worship.
- Synonym: ਸ਼ਰਨ (śaran)
References
- “ਪਨਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- “ਪਨਾਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪਨਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.