ਗੁਲਾਬ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Classical Persian گلاب (gulāb, “rosewater”). Compare Hindi गुलाब (gulāb).

Noun

ਗੁਲਾਬ • (gulāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling گلاب)

1. rose (flower and plant)
2. rosewater

Related terms

• ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ m (gulāb jāman, “gulab jamun”)
• ਗੁਲਾਬੀ (gulābī, “rosy”, adjective)

Further reading

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