ਸ਼ਰਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شرط (šart), from Arabic شَرْط (šarṭ). Compare Hindi शर्त (śart).

Noun

ਸ਼ਰਤ • (śarat) f (Shahmukhi spelling شرط)

1. term, condition, stipulation
2. wager, stake, bet

Synonyms

• (stipuation): ਬਾਨ੍ਹ (bānh)
• (wager): ਬਾਜ਼ੀ (bāzī)

Related terms

• ਸ਼ਰਤੀ (śartī, “conditional”, adjective)

Further reading

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