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Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆥𑆲𑆴𑆪 (pahiya), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀅 (pahia), from Sanskrit ਪਥਿਕ (pathika).
Noun
ਪਹੀ (pahī) m[1][2][3]
- traveller
1604,
Guru Arjan,
Ādi Granth ang 1095:
- ਪਹੀ ਨ ਵੰਞੈ ਬਿਰਥੜਾ ਜੋ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਚਲਿ ॥੨॥
- pahī na vaññai birathaṛā jo ghari āvai cali.2.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- No traveller who comes to my home shall leave empty-handed.
References
More information
- ^ “ਪਹੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਪਹੀ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 254, column 1; republished Amritsar, 2005.
- ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਹੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 117