ਸਭ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩 (sabba)), from Sanskrit सर्व (sárva, “all”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas (“whole, all, entire”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”).

Pronoun

ਸਭ • (sabh) (Shahmukhi spelling سبھ)

1. all, every, each
2. whole, total

References

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