ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ

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Punjabi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ਵਾਹ (vāh, wondrous) +‎ ਗੁਰੂ (gurū, enlightened)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʋɑːhǽ.ɡʊ.ruː/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurūm (Shahmukhi spelling واہگرو)

  1. (Sikhism) God
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhatt Gayand, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 515:
      ਸਤਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸਦਾ ਤੁਹੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ
      sat sāch srī nivās ād purakh sadā tuhī wāhegurū wāhegurū wāhegurū wāhe jīo
      You are forever True, the Home of Excellence, the Primal Supreme Being. wow Wondrous Enlightener, Wondrous Enlightener, Wondrous Enlightener.
    ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਹਰ ਕਰੇ.
    wāhegurū mehar kare.
    With God's grace.
    Synonyms: ਰੱਬ (rabba), ਅਕਾਲ (akāl)

References[edit]

  • ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.