ਏਕਾ

Punjabi

Noun

ਏਕਾ • (ēkā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ایکا)

1. unity, oneness
   • Guru Granth Sahib, English translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 940:

     ਏਕੇ ਕਉ ਸਚੁ ਏਕਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਕੀਆ

     ēke kau sacu ēkā jāṇai haumai dūjā dūri kīā

     He knows the True Lord as the One and only; he sends his egotism and duality far away.

   Synonyms: ਇਤਫ਼ਾਕ (itafāk), ਏਕਤਾ (ēkatā)

References

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