Category: societyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC

ਸਮਾਜ

/samāj/Roman

English meaning: society

Punjabi Definition

(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ)

ਉਹ ਲੋਕ-ਸਮੂਹ ਜੋ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਅਧੀਨ ਇੱਕੱਠੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

English Definition

Group of people living together sharing culture, laws, and institutions

Example

ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਏਕਤਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ।

In English: Unity in society is necessary.

Synonyms

  • ਭਾਈਚਾਰਾ

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
Speakers
125M
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