ਸਾਧਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit साध्नोति (sādhnoti). Compare Old Hindi साधना (sādhanā), Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘠𑘜𑘹 (sādhaṇe).

Verb

ਸਾਧਿ (sādhi) (transitive)

1. to prepare, control

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਸਾਧਣਾ (sādhṇā)

  Shahmukhi script: سادھݨا (sādhṇā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸਾਧਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 45
• “ਸਾਧਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sādhnṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 770