ਵਲਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀇 (uvalliyaï)), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”). Compare Old Marathi 𑘌𑘯𑘜𑘹 (oḷaṇe), 𑘪𑘻𑘯𑘜𑘹 (voḷaṇe).

Adverb

ਵਲਿ (vali /valli/)

1. near, at one's side

   ਕੈ ਵਲਿ ― kai vali /kai valli/ ― near, beside

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਵੱਲ (valla)

  Shahmukhi script: وَلّ (vall)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਵਲਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 314.
• “ਵਲਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upalīyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press