ਆਦਿ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आदि (ādi).

Adjective

ਆਦਿ • (ādi)

1. existing since the beginning, old, early

Derived terms

• ਆਦਿ ਵਾਸੀ (ādi vāsī, “aboriginal”, adjective)
• ਆਦਿ ਕਾਲ m (ādi kāl, “time immemorial”)

Noun

ਆਦਿ • (ādi) m

1. the beginning

   Synonym: ਅਰੰਭ (arambh)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਆੱਦੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਆਦਿ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024