ਅਗੋ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀑 (aggao, “in front”), from Sanskrit अग्रतस् (agratás).

Adverb

ਅਗੋ (ago /aggoṁ/)

1. before, beforehand

   ਅਗੋ ਪਿਛੈ ― ago pichai /aggoṁ picchai/ ― one after another

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਗੋਂ (aggõ)

  Shahmukhi script: اَگّوں (aggoṉ)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਗੋ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 12.
• “ਅਗੋ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agratás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 4