ਬੇਗੁਨਾਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی‌گُناه (bê-gunâh, “innocent”, literally “without sin”). Equivalent to ਬੇ- (be-) +‎ ਗੁਨਾਹ (gunāh). Compare Hindi बेगुनाह (begunāh).

Adjective

ਬੇਗੁਨਾਹ • (begunāh) (Shahmukhi spelling بی‌گُناه)

1. sinless, innocent, blameless

Derived terms

• ਬੇਗੁਨਾਹੀ f (begunāhī, “innocence, blamelessness”)

Related terms

• ਗੁਨਾਹ m (gunāh, “sin, crime”)

Further reading

• “ਬੇਗੁਨਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025