ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Svartava (talk | contribs) as of 16:44, 24 September 2021.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Punjabi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from ਸਤਿ (sat, truth) +‎ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ (śrī, great) +‎ ਅਕਾਲ (akāl, timeless), literally timeless being, i.e. god.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sət̪ sriː əkɑːl/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (sat śrī akāl) (Shahmukhi spelling ست سری اکال)

  1. (Sikhism) a greeting

Usage notes

The complete usage is ਬੋਲੇ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲ, ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (bole so nihāl, sat śrī akāl). It means roughly, “He/She, who says, ‘God is True’, be blessed”. In Punjabi the greeting one uses is tied directly to the religion of the one being greeted. ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (sat śrī akāl) is used by Sikhs throughout the world when greeting other Sikhs regardless of their native language.