ਅਨਾੜੀ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀺 (aṇṇāṇi), 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀬 (aṇṇāṇiya) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-)) via dissimilation (*𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀟𑀻 (*aṇṇāḍī)), from Sanskrit अज्ञानिन् (ajñānin).

Adjective

ਅਨਾੜੀ (anāṛī)

1. ignorant

Noun

ਅਨਾੜੀ (anāṛī) m

1. fool

Descendants

• Punjabi: anāṛī

  Gurmukhi script: ਅਨਾੜੀ

  Shahmukhi script: اَناڑِی

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਨਾੜੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 282
• “ਅਨਾੜੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ajñānin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 9