ਬਗ਼ੈਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بغير (bi-ḡayr).

Preposition

ਬਗ਼ੈਰ • (baġair) (Shahmukhi spelling بغیر)

1. without, except
   • Bhai Nand Lal, translation by Pritpal Singh Bindra, Diwan e Goya, Ghazal 1:

     ਬਗ਼ੈਰ ਯਾਦਿ ਤੂ ਜ਼ੀਂ ਜ਼ੀਸਤਨ ਚਿਹ ਸੂਦ ਮਰਾ

     baġair yādi tū zī̃ zīstan cih sūd marā

     What is the purpose of my life (it became worthless) without your reminiscence.

   Synonyms: ਵਿਹੂਣਾ (vihūṇā), ਬਿਨ (bin)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਗੈਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.