ਗੁਲਾਬ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Iranian *wardah
    Old Persian *vr̥dah
    Middle Persian gwl
    Classical Persian گُل (gul)
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps
    Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš
    Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
    Middle Persian ʾp̄
    Classical Persian آب (āb)
    Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb)bor.
    Punjabi ਗੁਲਾਬ (gulāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul) + آب (āb).

    Noun

    ਗੁਲਾਬ • (gulāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling گلاب)

    1. rose (flower and plant)
    2. rosewater

    Further reading

    • “ਗੁਲਾਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੁਲਾਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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