ਗੁਲਾਬ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wardah

Old Persian *vr̥dah

Middle Persian gwl (gul)

Classical Persian گُل (gul)

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps

Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš

Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)

Middle Persian ʾp̄

Classical Persian آب (āb)

Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb)bor.

Punjabi ਗੁਲਾਬ

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul) + آب (āb).

Noun

ਗੁਲਾਬ • (gulāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling گلاب)

1. rose (flower and plant)
2. rosewater

Related terms

• ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ m (gulāb jāman, “gulab jamun”)
• ਗੁਲਾਬੀ (gulābī, “rosy”, adjective)

Further reading

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