ਖਰਾਬੁ

See also: ਖਰਾਬ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਾਰਾਬੁ (khārābu, “bad”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خراب (xarāb), from Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb).

Adjective

ਖਰਾਬੁ (kharābu)

1. ruined, broken

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਖਰਾਬ (kharāb)

  Shahmukhi script: خَراب (xarāb)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਖਰਾਬੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 90
• “ਖਰਾਬੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024