ਦੀਦਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیدار (dīdār). Compare Hindi दीदार (dīdār).

Noun

ਦੀਦਾਰ • (dīdār) m (Shahmukhi spelling دیدار)

  1. sight, vision, look, glimpse
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 724:
      ਦੀਦਨੇ ਦੀਦਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਇਸ ਕਾ ਮੋਲੁ
      dīdne dīdār sāhib kacḥ nahī es kā mol
      The value of seeing the Vision of the Lord Master cannot be estimated.
    Synonym: ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)

References
  • “ਦੀਦਾਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੀਦਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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