ਅਸੂਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اصول (usûl), from Arabic أُصُول (ʔuṣūl), plural of أَصْل (ʔaṣl, “root, foundation”).

Noun

ਅਸੂਲ • (asūl) m (Shahmukhi spelling اصول)

1. principle, axiom, doctrine, tenet, precept

Related terms

• ਅਸੂਲਨ (asūlan, “on principle”, adverb)
• ਅਸੂਲੀ (asūlī, “principled”, adjective)

Further reading

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