ਦਾੜੀ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘟𑘰𑘛𑘲 (dāḍhī).

Noun

ਦਾੜੀ (dāṛī /dāṛhī/) f

1. beard
   • 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 199:

     ਗਰੀਬਾ ਉਪਰਿ ਜਿ ਖਿੰਜੈ ਦਾੜੀ॥

     garībā upari ji khiñjai dāṛī.

     /garībā upari ji khiñjai dāṛhī./

     • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

       The bearded emperor who struck down the poor.

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī)

  Shahmukhi script: داڑھی (dāṛhī)

• Saraiki:

  Devanagari script: दाढ़ी (dāṛhī)

  Multani script: 𑊘𑊨 (dṛh)

  Shahmukhi script: ݙاڑھی (ḏāṛhī)

References

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਾੜੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 153
• “ਦਾੜੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 358