ਸੰਢਿ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਸਾਂਠਿ (sāṇṭhi), ਸਾਂਢਿ (sāṇḍhi)

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀞𑀸𑀇 (saṃṭhāi)) (compare Sanskrit समस्थिरन (samasthirana), संतिष्ठते (saṃtiṣṭhate), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀇 (saṃciṭṭhaï), 𑀲𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (saṃcikkhaï)). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘘𑘜𑘹 (sāṭaṇe).

Verb

ਸੰਢਿ (saṇḍhi) (transitive)

1. to settle (an account), arrange

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸੰਢਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, pages 34, 285
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*saṁsthāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press