ਅਸਲ

Punjabi

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Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.

Classical Persian اَصْل (asl)bor.

Punjabi ਅਸਲ

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَصْل (asl), borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ə.səl/, [ˈə.səl(ə̆)]

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Adjective

ਅਸਲ • (asal) (comparative اصل)

1. real, original, true

Noun

ਅਸਲ • (asal) m (Shahmukhi spelling اصل)

1. reality, truth

Related terms

• ਅਸਲੀ (asalī)
• ਅਸਲੀਅਤ f (asalīata, “reality”)
• ਅਸੂਲ m (asūl, “principle”)

References

• “ਅਸਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਅਸਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.