Old Punjabi
Old Punjabi proper noun: an early New Indo-Aryan language, ancestor of modern Punjabi, spoken from c. 1000–1600 CE which is found in many hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib which were written by the first five Sikh Gurus, and in the poems of Fariduddin Ganjshakar.
Proper noun
Old Punjabi
- An early New Indo-Aryan language, ancestor of modern Punjabi, spoken from c. 1000–1600 CE which is found in many hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib which were written by the first five Sikh Gurus, and in the poems of Fariduddin Ganjshakar.
- The age of Old Punjabi: up to 1600 A.D. […] It is said that evidence of Old Punjabi can be found in the Granth Sahib.2000, Gopal Haldar, Languages of India, →ISBN, page 149
- As an independent language Punjabi has gone through the following three stages of development: Old Punjabi (10th to 16th century). Medieval Punjabi (16th to 19th century), and Modern Punjabi (19th century to Present).2013, Tej Bhatia, Punjabi, →ISBN, page XXV, →ISBN
Forms of Old Punjabi
| alternative form | Old Panjabi |
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Questions about Old Punjabi
- What does Old Punjabi mean?
- Old Punjabi means an early New Indo-Aryan language, ancestor of modern Punjabi, spoken from c. 1000–1600 CE which is found in many hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib which were written by the first five Sikh Gurus, and in the poems of Fariduddin Ganjshakar.
- What part of speech is Old Punjabi?
- Old Punjabi is a proper noun.
Words near Old Punjabi in the dictionary
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