ਨਾਬੀਨਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نابینا (nâbînâ), from نا (nâ, “not, non-”) and بینا (nâbînâ, “sighted”), present stem of دیدَن (to see).

Adjective

ਨਾਬੀਨਾ • (nābīnā) (Shahmukhi spelling نابینا)

1. blind (unable to see)

Related terms

• ਬੀਨਾ (bīnā, “seer”)
• ਬੀਨਾਈ (bīnāī, “eyesight”)

Further reading

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