Category: Family & PeoplePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ਦਾਦੀ

/dadi/Roman

English meaning: Grandmother (paternal)

Definition

Your father's mother; her pinnis and parathas are legend.

Example

“ਦਾਦੀ ਦੇ ਪਰਾਠੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸੁਆਦ।”

In English: “Grandma's parathas are the tastiest.”

Another example: “ਦਾਦੀ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਬੜੀਆਂ ਸੁਆਦ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।”

Usage — When, Where & How

Everyday 'paternal grandmother' (father's mother); maternal one is ਨਾਨੀ. Affectionate, associated with home cooking and stories.

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

'ਦਾਦੀ' (dadi) comes from the same Sanskrit root as 'दादी' (dādī), meaning paternal grandmother. It conveys warmth and familial affection.

Common Collocations

  • ਦਾਦੀ ਜੀ
  • ਦਾਦਾ-ਦਾਦੀ
  • ਮੇਰੀ ਦਾਦੀ
  • ਦਾਦੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ
  • ਦਾਦੀ ਮਾਂ

Word Forms

ਦਾਦੀ (fem.); maternal counterpart ਨਾਨੀ

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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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Language
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Punjabi
Script
Gurmukhi
Family
Indo-Aryan
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