ਅਕਲਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقل ('aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql). Compare Old Hindi अकलि (akali).

Noun

ਅਕਲਿ (akali) f

  1. reason, sense, understanding
    • 1604, Bhagat Kabir, Ādi Granth ang 333:
      ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਕਲਿ ਭਈ ਅਵਰੈ ਨਾਤਰੁ ਥਾ ਬੇਗਾਨਾ॥
      gura parasādi akali bhaī avarai nātaru thā begānā.
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        By Guru's Grace, my understanding has been changed; otherwise, I was totally ignorant.

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਕਲ (akal)
    Shahmukhi script: عَقل (ʻaql)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਕਲਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 10.
  • “ਅਕਲਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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