ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra). Compare Old Marathi 𑘀𑘠𑘲𑘎𑘰𑘨 (adhīkāra).

Noun

ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ (adhikāru) m (Shahmukhi اَدِھکَارُ)

1. authority, power
   • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1412:

     ਰਾਮੁ ਝੁਰੈ ਦਲ ਮੇਲਵੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਲੁ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ॥

     rāmu jhurai dala melavai antari balu adhikāra.

     • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

       Raam Chand, sad at heart, assembled his army and forces.

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਅਧਿਕਾਰ (adhikār)

  Shahmukhi script: اَدھِیکار (adhīkār)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਧਿਕਾਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 15.
• “ਅਧਿਕਾਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024