ਉਲਟਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀉𑀮𑁆-𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ul-laṭati). Cognate with Old Hindi उलटना (ulaṭanā), Middle Bengali উলট (uloṭ).

Adverb

ਉਲਟਿ (ulaṭi)

  1. back, again

Verb

ਉਲਟਿ (ulaṭi) (intransitive)

  1. to be upset, reversed; to turn away (from the world)

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਉਲਟਣਾ (ulaṭṇā)
    Shahmukhi script: اُلٹݨا (ulṭṇā)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਉਲਟਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 4.
  • “ਉਲਟਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ullaṅghin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 111
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