ਮੈਦਾ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میده (maida).

Noun

ਮੈਦਾ (maidām

  1. maida (fine flour)
    • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 142:
      ਕਿਆ ਮੇਵਾ ਕਿਆ ਘਿਉ ਗੁੜੁ ਮਿਠਾ ਕਿਆ ਮੈਦਾ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਸੁ ॥
      kiā mevā kiā ghiu guṛu miṭhā kiā maidā kiā māsu.
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        What good are fruits, what good is ghee, sweet jaggery, what good is flour, and what good is meat?

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮੈਦਾ (maidā)
    Shahmukhi script: مَیدَہ (maidah)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮੈਦਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 246
  • ਮੈਦਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024