See also: ਸਵਰਨ

Old Punjabi

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sanskrit ਸੁਵਰ੍ਣ (suvarṇa). Related to ਸੁਇਨਾ (suinā), ਸੋਇਨੁ (soinu), ਸੋਵੰਨੁ (sovannu).

    Noun

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    ਸੁਵਰਨ (suvarana)[1][2]

    1. gold
      Synonyms: ਸੁਇਨਾ (suinā), ਸੋਵੰਨੁ (sovannu)
      • 1604, Guru Arjan, Ādi Granth ang 276:
        ਕਈ ਕੋਟਿ ਗਿਰੀ ਮੇਰ ਸੁਵਰਨ ਥੀਵੇ ॥
        kaī koṭi girī mera suvarana thīve.
        • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
          Many millions of hills and mountains have been made of gold.

    Descendants

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    • Punjabi: savarn
      Gurmukhi script: ਸਵਰਨ
      Shahmukhi script: سَوَرن
    • Saraiki:
      Devanagari script: सुवरण (suvarṇ)
      Multani script: 𑊥𑊤𑊢𑊕 (svrṇ /⁠suvarṇ⁠/)

    References

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    1. ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਸੁਵਰਨ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 327, column 1; republished Amritsar, 2005.
    2. ^ ਸੁਵਰਨ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024