ਦਰਦ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درد (dard), from Middle Persian dlt' (dard, “pain”). Compare Hindi दर्द (dard).

Noun

ਦਰਦ • (darad) f (Shahmukhi spelling درد)

1. pain, ache, affliction, suffering
2. sorrow, grief
3. compassion, sympathy, pathos

Related terms

• ਦਰਦਨਾਕ (dardanāk, “painful”, adjective)
• ਦਰਦਿਲਾ (dardilā, “painful”, adjective)
• ਦਰਦਿਲਾ m (dardilā, “sympathiser”)
• ਦਰਦੀ (dardī, “sympathetic”, adjective)

References

• “ਦਰਦ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਰਦ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.