ਬਗ਼ੈਰ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic بغير (bi-ḡayr).

Preposition[edit]

ਬਗ਼ੈਰ • (baġair) (Shahmukhi spelling بغیر)

  1. without, except
    • Bhai Nand Lal, translation by Pritpal Singh Bindra, Diwan e Goya, Ghazal 1:
      ਬਗ਼ੈਰ ਯਾਦਿ ਤੂ ਜ਼ੀਂ ਜ਼ੀਸਤਨ ਚਿਹ ਸੂਦ ਮਰਾ
      baġair yādi tū zī̃ zīstan cih sūd marā
      What is the purpose of my life (it became worthless) without your reminiscence.
    Synonyms: ਵਿਹੂਣਾ (vihūṇā), ਬਿਨ (bin)

References[edit]

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਗੈਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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