ਸ਼ਰਾਬ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شراب (šarāb), from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb). Compare Hindi शराब (śarāb).

Noun

ਸ਼ਰਾਬ • (śarāb) f

  1. alcohol, liquor
    Synonym: ਦਾਰੂ (dārū)

Derived terms

  • ਸ਼ਰਾਬਨੋਸ਼ੀ f (śarābnośī, “carousing”)
  • ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ (śarābī)

References

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