ਦੀਦਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਦਿਦਾਰ (didār)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪iː.d̪äːɾ/, [d̪iː.ˈd̪äːɾ(ə̆)]
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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 kachu nahī is kā molu
      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, 2026
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਦੀਦਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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