ਬਿਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विना (vinā).

Preposition

ਬਿਨ • (bin) (Shahmukhi spelling بن)

  1. without, except
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Amar Das, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 643:
      ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਗੁ ਕਮਲਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਇਆ
      binu nāvai jagu kamlā phirai gurmukhi nadrī āiā
      Without the Name, the world wanders around insane; the Gurmukhs come to see this.
    Synonyms: ਵਿਹੂਣਾ (vihūṇā), ਬਗ਼ੈਰ (baġair)

References
  • “ਬਿਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਿਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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