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ਜਾਤੀ

/jātī/Roman

English meaning: caste

Punjabi Definition

(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ)

ਵਿਰਾਸਤੀ ਦਰਜੇ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ

English Definition

Social division in society based on hereditary status or community

Example

ਜਾਤੀ ਭੇਦਭਾਵ ਸਮਾਜ ਲਈ ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ ਹੈ।

In English: Caste discrimination is harmful to society.

Synonyms

  • ਜ਼ਾਤ
  • ਵਰਗ

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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