ਬੇੜੀ

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Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Diminutive of ਬੇੜਾ (beṛā, “ship”).

Noun

ਬੇੜੀ • (beṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بیڑی)

  1. 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)

  1. fetter, shackle

Declension

Declension of ਬੇੜੀ
dir. sg. ਬੇੜੀ (beṛī)
dir. pl. ਬੇੜੀਆਂ (beṛīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਬੇੜੀ (beṛī) ਬੇੜੀਆਂ (beṛīā̃)
oblique ਬੇੜੀ (beṛī) ਬੇੜੀਆਂ (beṛīā̃)
vocative ਬੇੜੀਏ (beṛīē) ਬੇੜੀਓ (beṛīo)
ablative — —
locative — —
instrumental — —

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.
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