ਸਿਫ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صفت (sifat), Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa). Compare Hindi सिफ़त (sifat).

Noun

ਸਿਫ਼ਤ • (sifat) f (Shahmukhi spelling صفت)

  1. praise, admiration
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:
      ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸੁਆਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਿਉ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ
      tū̃ sachā sāheb sifat suālahiu jin kītī so pār peā
      You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
    Synonyms: ਉਸਤਤ (ustat), ਤਅਰੀਫ਼ (taarīf), ਵਡਿਆਈ (vaḍiāī), ਉਪਮਾ (upamā)
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