ਪਲਟਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï), 𑀧𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (palaṭṭaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧-𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*pa-laṭati). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘩𑘘𑘜𑘹 (pālaṭaṇe), Middle Bengali পালট (paloṭ).

Verb

ਪਲਟਿ (palaṭi) (intransitive)

1. to change, be altered

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਪਲਟਣਾ (palṭaṇā)

  Shahmukhi script: پَلٹݨا (palṭṇā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਲਟਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 186
• “ਪਲਟਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pallaṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450