ਝੀਵਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀯𑀭 (dhīvara)), from Sanskrit धीवर (dhīvará). Compare Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘪𑘨 (ḍhīvara).

Noun

ਝੀਵਰੁ (jhīvaru) m

1. fisherman

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਝਿਊਰ (jhiūra), ਝੀਵਰ (jhīvar)

  Shahmukhi script: جھِیوَر (jhīvar)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਝੀਵਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 129
• “ਝੀਵਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhīvará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press