ਬਤੌਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بطور (ba-taur), from ب and طور. Compare Hindi बतौर (bataur).

Adverb

ਬਤੌਰ • (bataur)

  1. by way of, as, in place of
    ਇਸਨੇ ਬਤੌਰ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਿਆ.
    isane bataur mukkha mantrī ahudā sambhāliā.
    He took over as chief minister.

Derived terms

  • ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (taur te, “-ly, forms adverbs from adjectives”, postposition)

Further reading

  • “ਬਤੌਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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