ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian مشکل (muškil), from Arabic مُشْكِل (muškil). First attested as Old Punjabi ਮੁਸਕਲੁ (musakalu).

Noun[edit]

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ • (muśkal) m (Shahmukhi spelling مشکل)

  1. difficult, hard, tough, arduous, severe
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 70:
      ਜਾ ਕਉ ਮੁਸਕਲੁ ਅਤਿ ਬਣੈ ਢੋਈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਦੇਇ
      jā kau muskalu ati baṇai ḍhoī koi na dei
      When you are confronted with terrible hardships, and no one offers you any support,

References[edit]

  • “ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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