ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra). Compare Old Marathi 𑘀𑘠𑘲𑘎𑘰𑘨 (adhīkāra).

Noun

ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ (adhikāru) m

  1. authority, power

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਅਧਿਕਾਰ (adhikār)
    Shahmukhi: اَدھِیکار‎ (adhīkār)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 15.
  • “ਅਧਿਕਾਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
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