ਕਦਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قدر (qad(a)r), from Arabic قَدْر (qadr)/قَدَر (qadar). Compare Hindi क़द्र (qadra).

Noun

ਕਦਰ • (kadar) f (Shahmukhi spelling قدر)

1. recognition, appreciation
2. value
3. importance
4. quantity
5. honor, esteem, respect

Derived terms

• ਕਦਰ ਸ਼ਨਾਸ m (kadar śanās, “appreciator”)

References

• “ਕਦਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਦਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.