ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پادشاه (pādišāh, pādšāh). Doublet of ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ (bādśāh), a likely borrowing from Hindustani.

Pronunciation

Noun

ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ • (pātśāh? (Shahmukhi spelling پاتشاہ)

  1. sovereign, monarch
  2. king
  3. emperor

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ (pātśāhī, kingdom, reign (nouns); royal (adjective))
  • ਪਾਤ (pāt)
  • ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਗਰਦੀ (pātśāh gardī)
  • ਸਚੇ ਪਾਤਸਾਹ (sace pātsāh, true king, an archaic euphemism for Vahiguru or the Sikh Gurus)

Further reading

  • ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “پاتشاہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.