ਵਲਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀇 (uvalliyaï)), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”). Compare Old Marathi 𑘌𑘯𑘜𑘹 (oḷaṇe), 𑘪𑘻𑘯𑘜𑘹 (voḷaṇe).

Adverb

ਵਲਿ (vali /valli/)

  1. near, at one's side
    ਕੈ ਵਲਿ ― kai vali /kai valli/ ― near, beside

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਵੱਲ (valla)
    Shahmukhi script: وَلّ (vall)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਵਲਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 314.
  • “ਵਲਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upalīyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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