Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَالِصَة (ḵāliṣa).

Noun

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خالصہ (xālsām (Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ)

  1. (Sikhism) Khalsa
    • Bhai Nand Lal, translation by Pritpal Singh Bindra, Tankahnama, page 5:
      خالصہ سوئے جو نندا تیاگے، خالصہ سوئے لڑے ہوئے آگے
      khālsā soe jo nindā tiāge, khālsā soe laṛe hoe āgae
      Khalsa is the one, who renounces calumny, Khalsa is the one who volunteers to contend in the first rank.
  2. sovereign

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