ਕਰਤਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕਰਤਾ (kartā)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्तृ (kartṛ, “maker, doer”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kəɾ.t̪äːɾ/, [kəɾ(ə̆).ˈt̪äːɾ(ə̆)]
• Rhymes: -äːɾ

Proper noun

ਕਰਤਾਰ • (kartār) m (Shahmukhi spelling کرتار)

1. (chiefly Sikhism) God, Creator
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 15:

     ਰਸ ਕਸ ਆਪੁ ਸਲਾਹਣਾ ਏ ਕਰਮ ਮੇਰੇ ਕਰਤਾਰ

     ras kas āp salāhaṇā e karm mere kartār

     I am caught in these tastes and flavors, and in self-conceited praise. These are my actions, O my Creator!

   Synonyms: ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ (sirjaṇahār), ਰੱਬ (rabba), ਅਕਾਲ (akāl), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū)

Derived terms

• ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ (kartārpur)

References

• “ਕਰਤਾਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਕਰਤਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.