ਸਫ਼ੈਦ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سفید (safēd). First attested as Old Punjabi ਸੁਪੇਦੁ (supedu).

Adjective

ਸਫ਼ੈਦ (safaid) (Shahmukhi spelling سَفَید)

  1. white
    Synonym: ਚਿੱਟਾ (ciṭṭā)
  2. unbleached, undyed
  3. blank (of paper)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ਸਫ਼ੈਦ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਫੈਦ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 984.