ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَشْهُور (mašhūr, “famous, notorious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məʃᵊɦuːɾ/

Adjective

ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ • (maśhūr) (Shahmukhi spelling مشہور)

1. famous, famed, well-known, renowned, eminent, prominent
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:

     ਆਬਾਦਾਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਸਹੂਰ ਊਹਾਂ ਗਨੀ ਬਸਹਿ ਮਾਮੂਰ

     ābādān sadā mashhūr ūhā̃ ġanī basah māmūr

     Always populated and famous. The contented wealthy dwell there.

Derived terms

• ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰੀ f (maśhūrī, “fame”)

References

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