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Punjabi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Diminutive of ਬੇੜਾ (beṛā, “ship”).
Noun
ਬੇੜੀ • (beṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بیڑی)
- boat, vessel
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 987:
ਬੂਡਤ ਕਉ ਜੈਸੇ ਬੇੜੀ ਮਿਲਤ- būḍat kau jaise beṛī milat
- It is like a boat to a drowning man.
2018, Satinder Sartaj, “Raseed”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):ਦੋਹਾਂ ਬੇੜੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਕੀ ਪੈਰ ਧਰਨਾਂ? ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਹਿਜਰ ਬਣਜਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸਾਲ ਬਣਜਾ.- dohā̃ beṛīā̃ vicca vī kī pair dharnā̃? jā̃ tā̃ hijar baṇjā jā̃ visāl baṇjā.
- Why set foot in two separate boats? Either become the separation or become the physical connection.
- Synonym: ਕਸ਼ਤੀ (kaśtī)
Etymology 2
Diminutive of ਬੇੜ (beṛ, “rope”).
Noun
ਬੇੜੀ • (beṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بیڑی)
- fetter, shackle
Declension
| Declension of ਬੇੜੀ
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| dir. sg.
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ਬੇੜੀ (beṛī)
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| dir. pl.
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ਬੇੜੀਆਂ (beṛīā̃)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਬੇੜੀ (beṛī)
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ਬੇੜੀਆਂ (beṛīā̃)
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| oblique
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ਬੇੜੀ (beṛī)
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ਬੇੜੀਆਂ (beṛīā̃)
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| vocative
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ਬੇੜੀਏ (beṛīē)
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ਬੇੜੀਓ (beṛīo)
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| ablative
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References
- “ਬੇੜੀ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- “ਬੇੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੇੜੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.