punjabi

Dear Foreros, We live in incredibly interesting times as the world braces for a lockdown and self-quarantine. But the question here is how would you refer to this phenomenon in the languages above. Quarantine itself is Qarantiina & Qaranteen in Urdu. Self-quarantine would thereby be...

Friends, Does the word مٹیاری mean 'girl'? Does it have other meanings? Is it pronounced maTyaari? Best wishes, Alex

I am having difficulty translating 'charisma' into Panjabi - or 'charismatic personality'. Do you think 'mohini' has the same connotation? I have also seen ਆਕਰਸ਼ਿਕ in an online dictionary - but not sure if it conveys the same meaning as I've never heard this word used. Meanings of ਆਕਰਸ਼ਿਕ in...

شرکا ئے محفل! ان جملوں پر غور کیجیے جو منٹو صاحب کی کہانی ’ٹھنڈا گوشت‘ سے ہیں: کلونت کور چلائی۔’’ایشر سیاں۔‘‘ لیکن فوراً ہی آواز بھینچ لی اور پلنگ پر سے اٹھ کر اس کی جانب جاتے ہوئے بولی۔’’کہاں رہے تم اتنے دن؟‘‘ ‘‘ایشر سنگھ نے خشک ہونٹوں پر زبان پھیری۔’’مجھے معلوم نہیں۔‘‘ کلونت کور بھنا گئی۔’’یہ...

In Standard Indian Punjabi as far as I've understood uh (oh), ih (eh/aih) and kii/kaun are declined as is(-nuuN), us(-nuuN) and kis(-nuuN) in the oblique case. However, in the vernacular language in both India and Pakistan there are also common variants such as ihnuuN/aihnuuN/aisnuuN...

As far as I understand haTTī kaTTī is a Punjabi term for a plump or full-bodied woman. Is it commonly used in Urdu and Hindi? After searching, I've come across it in both contexts, but the sense I get is that it's still "marked" as a Punjabi word, rather than fully integrated into Hindi/Urdu and...

دوستو۔ چھڈنا لفظ کبھی خوشی کھبی غم کی گیت "یہ لڑکا ہائے ﷲ" میں آتا ہے۔گوگل کی تلاش سے بعد ظاہر ہے کہ یہ پنجابی لفظ ہے۔ میں پوچھنا چاہتا ہوں کہ کیا یہ چھوڑنا کا عین مترادف ہے یا نہیں؟ کیا چھڈنا پورے معنی پاتا ہے جو چھوڑنا رکھتا ہے؟ بہت شکریہ۔ اسکندر

Please meaning of below full sentence and specially word "Ain" Jhukiyaan Ain Dar Tey Ban Ke Sawali Paey Loki Aandy Hin Mekoon

Prem and piaar both mean love but is one of them more romantic love and the other platonic? Or can they be used interchangeably?

Is there an exact equivalent for 'usually' in Panjabi? There are phrases which can be used but am struggling to find the exact word. Have tried searching net and this forum. How would you say eg 'He usually walks to school'. Thanks in advance.

Friends, I heard it in a slightly Punjabi-laced Bollywood song, "Dila Lagaa Liyaa". I heard the following verses: haaN, ishq kiyaa hai maiN ne chorii nahiiN kii hai tere saNg yaaraa joraa jorii nahiiN kii hai (sang by a man, in a mostly feminine song) I don't know what joraa jorii is...

دوستو۔ ان جملوں پر غور کیجیے کہ اسی طرح سربجیت سنگھ کے والدین اور بہن پاکستان آئے اور مجھے واہگہ بارڈر پر ان سے ملنے بھیجا گیا۔ ہر بار جب میں ان سے بات کرنے ہی والا ہوتا تھا تو کوئی شخص مجھے آ کر کہتا کہ پہلے فلا ں جگہ سے اجازت لے لیں۔ میں اجازت لیتا لیکن ہر بار کوئی نیا آ دمی مجھے کسی نئے...

دوستو۔ غلام ابن غلام۔ انٹرنیٹ پر اس ترکیب کے بہت سے مثالیں ملتیں ہیں۔ غلام ابن غلام کا مطلب کیا ہوگا؟ لفظاً اس کا مطلب ہے کہ غلام جسکا باپ غلام تھا لیکن اس ترکیب کا مخصوص مطلب کیا ہوگا؟ اسکندر

Hi, What does the word 'ne' mean in the phrase: ki raula paya ne? Is it another version of 'hai'? Also what does the word 'paya' mean here? Thanks

Hi, If I used 'Mainu' in the place of 'Main' in the following sentence, would that still be correct? Main ajē gaḍī calā'uṇī hai. Thanks

Hi, Are the following sentences equivalent? 1. Usne ek khat likha si. 2. Usne ek khat likha hai. 3. Usne ek khat likhiya. 4. Usne ek khat likhiya si /hai. Thanks

Hi, I was watching a Punjabi movie and I am a bit confused with the use word 'haigay'. In one of the scene, a guy knocks on a door and says 'haigay', which probably means 'are you home?'. But I have heard the word a few more times and got confused. How is one supposed to use this word? Thanks

Hi, How should one ask for instructions in Punjabi? Ki main bhande dhoven? (should I wash dishes) or Ki main zhadu lagavan? (should I sweep the floor)? Thanks

Hi, Does this sentence mean, where did you sleep or why did you sleep? Thanks

Hi, Is the following sentence is correct for I went at the back of class and stood there? 1. MaiN class de piche giya ate khada ho giya 2. Main class de akarich jake khada hoiya thanks

Hi, Does maiN or maiNu sound better in the following sentence? MaiN / maiNu faisla kitta hai ki main nave saala vich tuhande naal sirf Punjabi vich gal karanga. ( I have made the decision that, in the new year, I will speak with you only in Punjabi) Thanks

Hi, What is the correct Punjabi translation of "I would like to dive" ? a. Mainu gota lagana hain b. Main gota lagana chauda hun Thanks

Hello, Can these three words used interchangeably? Hai, hain and hun. Thanks

Hi, I am confused with these two words and their usage: dita and dida. Does "dita" indicate the past tense? For example, 1. Main uttar dita hain. (I gave the answer) 2. Main utter dida hain. (I am giving the answer) Thanks

Is my Punjabi correct in the following explanation? Tussi puchiya de main kaam te late kyon aayan? Kyon ke meri buss kaharab ho gayi si. Phar tussi chita na karo, aaj mere kol sama hain tuhade kaam nu karwanan. (you asked why I am late for work? Because my bus broke down. But don’t worry...

Hi, Are the following sentences natural? 1.Main aaj ghar rahanga. ( I am going to stay home today (and not going to work) ) [moderator note: off-topic sentences/questions removed. Cherine] Thanks.

Friends, The song "Ram Pam" from the recent Coke Studio 12 season, starts as a simple, soulful love song, and then the seemingly inevitable Punjabi-mystic lacing starts o_O. It what appears to be a reassurance (speaking to a woman, or maybe, as usual, to a disciple) it is said that "baabaa...

،دوستو کتھنی" لفظ کے معنی کیا ہوں گے؟" اس انٹرنیٹ جملے کو دیکھیے قیادت وہ ہوتی ہے جس کی کتھنی اور کرنی میں فرق نہیں ہوتا یہاں کتھنی کی ضد کرنی ہے۔ کرنی کے معنی ہیں فعل، حرکات، وغیرہ۔ اس انٹرنیٹ جملے کو دیکھیے کیلسیم طیطانیم سِلی کیٹ جو زرد سبزہ یا کتھنی قلموں میں پایا جاتا ہے یہاں کتھنی...

Is bukkal an armpit or the inside of a wrapped shawl, or perhaps both? Is it related to the Urdu word baghal?

Friends. Does anyone know what is "jaii" in the verse below? It is from the song "Alif Allah Chambe di Booti", and it is usually translated as "pore", although I could not find any dictionary entry, neither in Punjabi or Urdu, supporting that translation. Here are the verses, for context...

Friends, In the title of the song الف اللہ چمبے دی بوٹی / ਅਲੀਫ਼ ਅੱਲਾਹ ਚੰਬੇ ਦੀ ਬੂਟੀ / aalīf aallah chambe dii buTii (Jugni Ji), I know that "chambe" has to mean "the jasmine plant", and that it needs to be feminine, the whole thing meaning: The alif of "Allah" is a flower of jasmine (jasmine...

Friends, I am intrigued by this wonderful word in the title. I found it, again, in the song "Jugni Ji" or "Aalif Allah Chambe di Booti" The context is, a series of admonitions about how fleeting youth is. Some motherly advice about not wasting your life in minutiae, because life is precious...

Friends, The phrase in the title belongs to a verse in the song "Alif Allah Chambe di Booti" or "Jugni Ji". It is in a section that admonishes young girls, regarding how ephemeral beauty and youth are. نا کر دھییا کھیڈ پیاری ਓ, ਨਾ ਕਰ ਧੀਆ ਖੇਡ, ਪਿਆਰੀ O, daughter, don't revel in fun and play...

Friends, I have trouble translating saare sabaz in the context of the following verse. e ve saare sabaz dii jugnii jii ! (It is given as the last of many praises or epithets to the Jugni, some spiritual being) Translations puts it as "long lived". In the dictionary sabaz, gives the idea of...

Friends, Please, what is the exact meaning of ਨਿਬਣਾ / بندیاں / nibhNRaa in the sentence below? (Surrounding verses and translation given for context). It is from the song "Aalif Allah Chambe di Booti (Jugni Ji)". The singer is talking with an imaginary, spiritual interlocutor about being less...

Friends, in the song "Alif Allah Chambe di Booti", they are asking the Jugni to "eat in the (communal) platter" (in the sense of sharing his knowledge or grace, apparently). jugnii, tar khaaiiN vic thaal! what is the "tar" he is supposed to eat? Some sort of cucumber? or to eat...

Friends, What are the "guTKuNs" in the following verse (also from the song "Alif Allah") dam guTkuN, dam guTkuN ... kare saaiiN te kalmaa nabii daa paRhe saaiiN ... In the captions, it is very freely translated as (with every breath, like a dove call ..., say the kalimah of the Prophet ...

The beautiful song aliif allaah caNbe dii buTii is essentially the typical Sufi-style praise to the spiritual guide, sung from a female point of view. Much of it consists of appellatives to "the revered Jugni" (translated as "Spirit being", let's leave it at that :rolleyes: ). the structure of...

I understand that "Jugni" means "female firefly", and it is also the name of a character in folk music, and it is as well some sort of folk narrative device for composing songs (with said character making short, incisive remarks). In this wikipedia entry, it also says that, in the context of...

The following verses are my last unknown piece from the song "Naa Jaa". It is a generic, casual love song, a man is clumsily courting a woman who appears to be unhappily married, but she rejects his advances: توں اَجّ مینوں روکی نہ تیرے کولوں ہاں کر کے چھڈّنڑی ਤੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਰੋਕੀ ਨਾ ਤੇਰੇ...

I am sorry for the silly question, but, are نئیں and ਨਹੀਂ the same word? If so, is it fair to say that the Shahmukhi spelling already factors in some tonal value of the ਹ ? Thanks in advance

دوستو۔ میں "اکٹھ" کا معنی اور تلفظ کا شکار کر رہا ہوں۔ اس جملے پر غور کیجیے۔ اس اکٹھ میں پیپلز پارٹی۔۔۔اور پاکستان عوامی لیگ شامیل تھی۔ غالب احمد یار خان کی کتاب"میں نے پاکستان ٹوٹتے دیکھا" باب۱۱، صفحہ ۳۰۶، سطور ۱۵ تا ۱۶ آپ کی مدد کے لیے میں ممنون ہوں۔ اسکندر

Friends, How would you say these 4 phrases Oh, burning heart! Oh, burning hearts! Oh, broken hope! Oh, broken hopes! in Hindustani and Punjabi? I am trying to learn if there is such a thing as a "vocative form of the participle", or some sort of circumlocution with -wala is used for these...

Hi, Is there a particular word for "clan" in the Punjab area, meaning family in the broad sense of it (maybe with related by ancestry)? Roman alphabet. Thanks

I have repeatedly seen educated Punjabi speakers writing in Shahmukhi the words pher ....... noun: turn, adverb: later, conjunction: therefore ........ ਫੇਰ naa ........ adverb: no .................................................................. ਨਾ as فیر and نہ, respectively My understanding...

According to my little Punjabi grammar book, the degrees for the "you" pronoun in Punjabi are: ਤੂੰ ......... tūN ........... توں ........... informal ਤੁਸੀਂ ......tusiiN......... تُسیں ......... formal In principle, there are only these 2 degrees of respect/familiarity. ਆਪ / aap / آپ (which in...

The song "Naa Jaa" is about a bachelor pleading his love to a woman of unclear marital status, but who is not appreciated sufficiently at home. At some point, he is proposing her to elope with him, (or so I think) and he says "If you say no, I won't ask again". What puzzles me, is that the word...

Lately, I have been listening to modern, quite colloquial songs in Punjabi, such as "Naa Jaa" or "Lamborghini". I noticed that in the present / imperfective, these songs very often drop the characteristic "d" sound of the present participle, and also the "h" sound of the main conjugated honaa...

This is the last verse of a song I asked about before, "UmraaN laghghiiaaN". Punjabi: flying crows It is about a female lover, increasingly upset because her beloved doesn't show up. She is "shooing crows" (which typically announce a guest), she is seeing all black, and she begs the rainclouds...

Is there a difference in meaning between ਦੇਖਣਾ vs ਵੇਖਣ? Punjabi Shabdkosh seems to suggest meanings closer to look/see. But I could be wrong. A cursory Google search didn't come up with anything. Any help appreciated.