ਤਲਾਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طلاق (talāq), from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq). Compare Hindi तलाक़ (talāq).

Noun

ਤਲਾਕ • (talāk) m (Shahmukhi spelling طلاق)

1. divorce

Derived terms

• ਤਲਾਕ ਦੇਣਾ (talāk deṇā, “divorce”, verb)
• ਤਲਾਕ ਲੈਣਾ (talāk laiṇā, “get divorced”, verb)

Related terms

• ਤਲਾਕਸ਼ੁਦਾ (talākśudā, “divorced”, adjective)
• ਤਲਾਕਨਾਮਾ m (talāknāmā, “divorce decree”)

Further reading

• “ਤਲਾਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024