ਨੇੜੇ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa, “near”).[1] Cognate with Garhwali न्याड़ (nyāṛ) and dialectal Hindi नियर (niyar). Unrelated to English near.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ਨੇੜੇ • (neṛe) (Shahmukhi spelling نیڑے)

  1. near, closer
    Synonyms: ਕੋਲ਼ (koḷ), ਲਾਗੇ (lāge), ਕ਼ਰੀਬ (qarīb), ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕ (nazdīk)
    ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ
    karmī āpo āpṇī ke neṛae ke dūr
    According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

References

  • “ਨੇੜੇ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • “ਨੇੜੇ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nikaṭam”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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