ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَشْهُور (mašhūr, “famous, notorious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məʃᵊɦuːɾ/

Adjective

ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ • (maśhūr) (Shahmukhi spelling مشہور)

  1. famous, famed, well-known, renowned, eminent, prominent
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:
      ਆਬਾਦਾਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਸਹੂਰ ਊਹਾਂ ਗਨੀ ਬਸਹਿ ਮਾਮੂਰ
      ābādān sadā mashhūr ūhā̃ ġanī basah māmūr
      Always populated and famous. The contented wealthy dwell there.

Derived terms
  • ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰੀ f (maśhūrī, “fame”)

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