ਦੀਦਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਦੀਦ (dīd)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیدار (dīdār). Compare Hindi दीदार (dīdār).

Noun

ਦੀਦਾਰ • (dīdār) m (Shahmukhi spelling دیدار)

1. sight, vision, look, glimpse
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 724:

     ਦੀਦਨੇ ਦੀਦਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਇਸ ਕਾ ਮੋਲੁ

     dīdne dīdār sāhib kacḥ nahī es kā mol

     The value of seeing the Vision of the Lord Master cannot be estimated.

   Synonym: ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)

References

• “ਦੀਦਾਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੀਦਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.