ਮੁਸਾਫਰੁ

See also: ਮੁਸਾਫਰ and ਮੁਸਾਫ਼ਰ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُسَافَر (musāfar), from Arabic مُسَافِر (musāfir).

Noun

ਮੁਸਾਫਰੁ (musāpharu) m[1][2][3]

  1. traveller
    • 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 1083:
      ਹੋਇ ਪੈ ਖਾਕ ਫਕੀਰ ਮੁਸਾਫਰੁ ਇਹੁ ਦਰਵੇਸੁ ਕਬੂਲੁ ਦਰਾ ॥੧॥
      hoi pai khāka phakīra musāpharu ihu daravesu kabūlu darā.1.
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        Become the dust of the feet of the humble fakeers, and consider yourself a traveller on this journey.
        O saintly dervish, you shall be approved in the Court of the Lord.

Descendants

Descendants
  • Punjabi: musāfar
    Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਸਾਫ਼ਰ
    Shahmukhi script: مُسافَر
  • Saraiki:
    Devanagari script: मुसाफ़िर (musāfir)
    Multani script: 𑊠𑊥𑊜𑊢 (msphr)
    Shahmukhi script: مُسافر (musāfr)

References

More information
  1. ^ “ਮੁਸਾਫਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  2. ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਮੁਸਾਫਰੁ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 234, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
  3. ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “musāpharu”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 311
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