سکھ

See also: سکه and سكة

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Noun

سُکھ • (sukh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੁਖ)

1. comfort; peace; ease

Declension

Declension of سکھ
dir. sg.	سُکھ (sukh)
dir. pl.	سُکھ (sukh)
	singular	plural
direct	سُکھ (sukh)	سُکھ (sukh)
oblique	سُکھ (sukh)	سُکھاں (sukhāṉ)
vocative	سُکھا (sukhā)	سُکھو (sukho)
ablative	سُکھوں (sukhoṉ)	—
locative	سُکھے (sukhe)	سُکھِیں (sukhīṉ)
instrumental	سُکھے (sukhe)	سُکھِیں (sukhīṉ)

Etymology 2

Noun

سِکّھ • (sikkh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੱਖ)

1. Sikh, a follower of Sikhism

Declension

Declension of سکھ
dir. sg.	سِکّھ (sikkh)
dir. pl.	سِکّھ (sikkh)
	singular	plural
direct	سِکّھ (sikkh)	سِکّھ (sikkh)
oblique	سِکّھ (sikkh)	سِکّھاں (sikkhāṉ)
vocative	سِکّھا (sikkhā)	سِکّھو (sikkho)
ablative	سِکّھوں (sikkhoṉ)	—
locative	سِکّھے (sikkhe)	سِکّھِیں (sikkhīṉ)
instrumental	سِکّھے (sikkhe)	سِکّھِیں (sikkhīṉ)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊkʰ/

Noun

سُکھ • (sukh) m (Hindi spelling सुख)

1. peace; happiness
2. comfort

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪkʰ/

Noun

سِکھ • (sikh) m (Hindi spelling सिख)

1. Sikh, a follower of Sikhism (سکھ مت)

Declension

Declension of سکھ
	singular	plural
direct	سکھ (sikh)	سکھ (sikh)
oblique	سکھ (sikh)	سکھوں (sikhō̃)
vocative	سکھ (sikh)	سکھو (sikhō)

Further reading

• “سکھ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سکھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سکھ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.