بیسمار

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی‌شمار (bē-šumār). By surface analysis, بی- (be-) +‎ سُمَارُ (sumāru).

Adjective

بیسُمَارُ (besumāru) (Gurmukhi ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ)

  1. innumerable, incalculable, infinite, inestimable, not to be reckoned (of God)

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਬੇਸ਼ੁਮਾਰ (beśumār)
    Shahmukhi script: بے شُمار (be śumār)

References
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 309.
  • “ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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