ਦਲਾਲੁ

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Old Punjabi

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دَلّال (dallāl), from Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl, auctioneer, broker, middleman, agent). Compare Old Hindi दलाल (dalāla), Middle Bengali দালাল (dalal).

Adjective

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ਦਲਾਲੁ (dalālu)

  1. go-between, middleman
Descendants
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  • Punjabi: dalāl
    Gurmukhi script: ਦਲਾਲ
    Shahmukhi script: دَلال

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دلائل (dalā'il), from Arabic دَلَائِل (dalāʔil).

Noun

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ਦਲਾਲੁ (dalālum

  1. strict judge, mediator

Further reading

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  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਲਾਲੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 151
  • ਦਲਾਲੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024