Category: Body & HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ਅੱਖ

/akkh/Roman

English meaning: Eye

Definition

The organ of sight; plural akkhan fills countless folk songs.

Example

“ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਕਾਲੀਆਂ ਹਨ।”

In English: “Her eyes are black.”

Another example: “ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਹੰਝੂ ਆ ਗਏ।”

Usage — When, Where & How

Everyday word for the eye. Plural ਅੱਖਾਂ fills folk songs and poetry about beauty and longing. Used literally and in many idioms (ਅੱਖ ਮਾਰਨਾ — to wink).

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

The word 'ਅੱਖ' (akkh) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *okw-, which means 'to see'. This term has evolved in several Indo-Aryan languages, where it consistently refers to the eye, essential for perceiving the world.

Common Collocations

  • ਅੱਖ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣਾ
  • ਅੱਖ ਮਾਰਨਾ
  • ਨੀਲੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ
  • ਅੱਖਾਂ ਮੀਟਣਾ
  • ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੰਝੂ

Word Forms

sg ਅੱਖ, pl ਅੱਖਾਂ (fem.)

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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 information

Language
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Punjabi
Script
Gurmukhi
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
125M
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