ਬਤੌਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਤੌਰ (taur)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بطور (ba-taur), from ب and طور. Compare Hindi बतौर (bataur).

Preposition

ਬਤੌਰ • (bataur)

1. 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

• “ਬਤੌਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025