Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نگهبان (nigahbān).
Noun
ਨਿਗ੍ਹਾਬਾਨ • (nighābān) m
- protector, guardian
- ਨਿਗਾਹ m (nigāh, “vision”)
- ਨਿਗ੍ਹਾਬਾਨੀ f (nighābānī, “protection”)
Further reading
- “ਨਿਗ੍ਹਾਬਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025