ਬਤੌਰ
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
- ਤੌਰ (taur)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian بطور (ba-taur), from ب and طور. Compare Hindi बतौर (bataur).
Preposition edit
ਬਤੌਰ • (bataur)
- by way of, as, in place of
- ਇਸਨੇ ਬਤੌਰ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਿਆ.
- isane bataur mukkha mantrī ahudā sambhāliā.
- He took over as chief minister.
Further reading edit
- “ਬਤੌਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024