ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman). Compare Old Hindi प्रेम (prema), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘹𑘦 (prema).

Noun

ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ (premu) m (Shahmukhi پریم)

  1. love
    ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਰਸੁ ― prema rasu ― joy of love
    (ਸੇਤੀ) ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਰਚਾਇ ― (setī) premu racāi ― be, fall in love with

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਪ੍ਰੇਮ (prem), ਪਰੇਮ (parem)
    Shahmukhi script: پریم (prem)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 199
  • “ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • "پریم", Bābā Farīd, Bait 13
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