ਦਹਿਲ

Punjabi

Adjective

ਦਹਿਲ • (dahil) (Shahmukhi spelling دہل‎)

  1. sudden and extreme fear, fright, dread, terror
    • 2013, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics), “Sardaar Ji”:
      ਜੈਕਾਰੇ ਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਆਖਣ ਜੀ ਉਸਰਨ ਦਿਉ ਕੰਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ. ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਉਮਰਾਂ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਹਿਲ ਦੀਆਂ?
      jaikāre lāunde ākhaṇ jī usaran diu kandā̃ nū̃. kiũ nahī̃ sī nikkīā̃ umarā̃ dahiśat vicca dahil dīā̃?
      They challenged the tyrant while being bricked alive. Why did the children not tremble with fear?
    ਉਹ ਸੱਪ ਵੇਖ ਦਹਿਲ ਗਿਆ.
    uha sappa vekh dahil giā.
    He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
    Synonyms: ਖ਼ੌਫ਼ (xauf), ਡਰ (ḍar), ਭੈ (bhai), ਸਹਿਮ (sahim)

References
  • “ਦਹਿਲ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਦਹਿਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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