ਸਾਇਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭 (sāgara), 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara), from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara). Doublet of ਸਾਗਰੁ (sāgaru). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘧𑘨 (sāyara).

Noun

ਸਾਇਰੁ (sāiru) m

1. ocean, sea, lake

   ਸਾਇਰ ਕੀ ਪੁਤ੍ਰੀ ― sāira kī putrī /sāira kī puttrī/ ― Lakshmi, the world, maya (literally, “daughter of the ocean”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir), from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir).

Noun

ਸਾਇਰੁ (sāiru) m

1. poet

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਾਇਰ (śāira)

  Shahmukhi script: شاعِر (śā‘ir)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸਾਇਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 43
• “ਸਾਇਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāgara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 769