ਮਿਲਿ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
| Old Punjabi verb set |
|---|
| ਮਿਲਿ (mili) |
| ਮਿਲਾਇ (milāi) |
Etymology tree
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖦𑖰𑖩𑖂 (milaï), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀇 (milaï), from Sanskrit मिलति (milati).[1]
Cognates
Other Early New Indo-Aryan cognates include Old Hindi मिलना (milanā), Old Marathi 𑘦𑘲𑘯𑘜𑘹 (mīḷaṇe), Old Gujarati मिलिवउं (milivaüṃ), Old Awadhi 𑂧𑂱𑂪𑂅 (milaï).
Verb
ਮਿਲਿ (mili) (intransitive)[2][3][4]
- to meet, come across, obtain, acquire
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 514:
- ਕਾਇਆ ਕੋਟੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ॥
- kāiā koṭu apāru hai milaṇā sañjogī.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- The body is the fortress of the Infinite Lord; it is obtained only by destiny.
- ਕਾਇਆ ਕੋਟੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ॥
- to mix, unite, mingle
- ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ― mili kai ― together
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 17:
- ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਹ ਕਹਾਣੀਆ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਕੰਤ ਕੀਆਹ ॥
- mili kai karaha kahāṇīā sammratha kanta kīāha.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Let’s join together, and tell stories of our All-powerful Husband Lord.
- ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਹ ਕਹਾਣੀਆ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਕੰਤ ਕੀਆਹ ॥
- to correspond, resemble
Descendants
Descendants
References
More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “miláti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 583
- ^ “ਮਿਲਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026
- ^ Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਮਿਲਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 241
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996), “Mila”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 228, column 1; republished Amritsar, 2005.