ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ
Old Punjabi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ਸੁਨਾਰਾ (sunārā)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆱𑆶𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆳𑆫 (sunnāra), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀭 (suṇṇāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suvaṇṇaāra), from Sanskrit ਸੁਵਰ੍ਣਕਾਰ (suvarṇakāra).[1]
Noun
[edit]- goldsmith
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1239:
- ਕਿਉ ਕੰਡੈ ਤੋਲੈ ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ ॥
- kiu kaṇḍai tolai suniāru.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- How can the goldsmith weigh [the earth, water and mountains on] the scale?
- ਕਿਉ ਕੰਡੈ ਤੋਲੈ ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ ॥
References
[edit]More information
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 53
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਸੁਨਿਆਰ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 325, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
- ^ “ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
Further reading
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvarṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779
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