ਪਨਾਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پناه (panāh). Compare Hindi पनाह (panāh).

Noun

ਪਨਾਹ • (panāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling پناہ)

1. shelter, refuge, asylum, protection
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Baba Farid, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 488:

     ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਤੂ ਬਖਸੰਦਗੀ ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦੈ ਖੈਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਬੰਦਗੀ

     terī panah khudāe tū bakhshandagī shekh frīdae khaer dījae bandagī

     I seek Your Protection - You are the Forgiving Lord. Please, bless Shaykh Fareed with the bounty of Your meditative worship.

   Synonym: ਸ਼ਰਨ (śaran)

Related terms

• ਪਨਾਹੀਗਾਹ f (panāhīgāh, “haven”)
• ਪਨਾਹੀ m (panāhī, “refugee”)

References

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