ਪਨਾਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پناه (panāh). Compare Hindi पनाह (panāh).

Noun

ਪਨਾਹ • (panāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling پناہ)

  1. shelter, refuge, asylum, protection
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Baba Farid, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 488:
      ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਤੂ ਬਖਸੰਦਗੀ ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦੈ ਖੈਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਬੰਦਗੀ
      terī panah khudāe tū bakhshandagī shekh frīdae khaer dījae bandagī
      I seek Your Protection - You are the Forgiving Lord. Please, bless Shaykh Fareed with the bounty of Your meditative worship.
    Synonym: ਸ਼ਰਨ (śaran)
  • ਪਨਾਹੀਗਾਹ f (panāhīgāh, “haven”)
  • ਪਨਾਹੀ m (panāhī, “refugee”)

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