ਬਹਿਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr).

Noun

ਬਹਿਰ • (bahir) m (Shahmukhi spelling بہر)

1. sea
2. tune, rhythm, lilt, melody
3. (poetry) meter, beher

Related terms

• ਬਹਿਰੀ f (bahirī, “peregrine falcon”)

Further reading

• “ਬਹਿਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024