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Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆱𑆶𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆳𑆫 (sunnāra), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀭 (suṇṇāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suvaṇṇaāra), from Sanskrit ਸੁਵਰ੍ਣਕਾਰ (suvarṇakāra).[1]
Noun
ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ (suniāru) m[1][2][3]
- goldsmith
1604,
Guru Nanak,
Ādi Granth ang 1239:
- ਕਿਉ ਕੰਡੈ ਤੋਲੈ ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ ॥
- kiu kaṇḍai tolai suniāru.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- How can the goldsmith weigh the scale?
References
More information
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 53
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਸੁਨਿਆਰ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 325, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
- ^ “ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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