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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तृ (kartṛ, “maker, doer”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ਕਰਤਾਰ • (kartār) m (Shahmukhi spelling کرتار)
- (chiefly Sikhism) God, Creator
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 15:
ਰਸ ਕਸ ਆਪੁ ਸਲਾਹਣਾ ਏ ਕਰਮ ਮੇਰੇ ਕਰਤਾਰ- ras kas āp salāhaṇā e karm mere kartār
- I am caught in these tastes and flavors, and in self-conceited praise. These are my actions, O my Creator!
- Synonyms: ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ (sirjaṇahār), ਰੱਬ (rabba), ਅਕਾਲ (akāl), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū)
Derived terms
References
- “ਕਰਤਾਰ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਰਤਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.