Category: Family & PeoplePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ਦਾਦਾ

/dada/Roman

English meaning: Grandfather (paternal)

Definition

Your father's father; the mother's father is nana.

Example

“ਦਾਦਾ ਜੀ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।”

In English: “Grandpa tells stories.”

Another example: “ਦਾਦਾ ਜੀ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।”

Usage — When, Where & How

Everyday 'paternal grandfather' (father's father); the maternal one is ਨਾਨਾ. Affectionate; ਦਾਦਾ ਜੀ for respect.

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

'ਦਾਦਾ' (dada) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'दादा' (dādā), meaning paternal grandfather. The term reflects deep respect and cultural significance in ancestral lineage.

Common Collocations

  • ਦਾਦਾ ਜੀ
  • ਦਾਦਾ-ਦਾਦੀ
  • ਮੇਰੇ ਦਾਦਾ ਜੀ
  • ਦਾਦਾ-ਪੜਦਾਦਾ
  • ਦਾਦਾ ਜੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ

Word Forms

ਦਾਦਾ (masc.); maternal counterpart ਨਾਨਾ

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Literary Heritage

“ਏਕੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਏਕਸ ਕੇ ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ”

/Ek pita ekas ke ham barik/

“There is one Father; we are all His children.”

Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Founder of Sikhism, First Sikh Guru · 1469–1539

Guru Granth Sahib

Guru Granth Sahib — the foundational message of universal brotherhood

“ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੀ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੈਂ ਕੌਣ”

/Bulha ki jana main kaun/

“Bulleh, what do I know who I am? — I am neither believer nor infidel; I am beyond all labels.”

Bulleh Shah · Sufi Poet & Mystic · 1680–1757

Kafis (Sufi poems)

Bulleh Shah's Kafi on the dissolution of the ego in divine love

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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Punjabi
Script
Gurmukhi
Family
Indo-Aryan
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