ਉਸਟਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *úd
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ud-
    Sanskrit उद्- (ud-)
    Proto-Indo-European *selǵ-
    Sanskrit सृज् (sṛj)
    Sanskrit उत्सृज् (utsṛj)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás
    Sanskrit -त (-ta)
    Sanskrit उत्सृष्ट (utsṛṣṭa)
    Old Punjabi ਉਸਟਿ (usaṭi)

    Inherited from Sanskrit उत्सृष्ट (utsṛṣṭa, “left, cast, thrown”).[1]

    Verb

    ਉਸਟਿ (usaṭi /usaṭṭi/) (transitive)[2][3]

    1. to throw, cast away
      • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 648:
        ਇਕਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਉਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹਸਣਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
        iki pāṇī vici usaṭīahi iki bhī phiri hasaṇi pāhi.
        /ikki pāṇī vicci usaṭṭīahi ikki bhī phiri hassaṇi pāhi/
        • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
          Some are thrown into water, while others are thrown into wells.

    References

    More information
    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “utsr̥ṣṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 87
    2. ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਉਸਟਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 1
    3. ^ “ਉਸਟੀਅਹਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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