Category: environmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ਪਹਾੜ

/pahāṛ/Roman

English meaning: mountain

Punjabi Definition

(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ)

ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਉੱਚਾ ਅਤੇ ਵੱਡਾ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਉਭਾਰ

English Definition

Large natural elevation of earth with steep sides rising high

Example

ਹਿਮਾਲਿਆ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ ਪਹਾੜ ਹੈ।

In English: Himalaya is the world's highest mountain.

Synonyms

  • ਪਰਬਤ
  • ਗਿਰੀ

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ਮੈਦਾਨ

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
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