ਖਰਾਬੁ

See also: ਖਰਾਬ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਖਾਰਾਬੁ (khārābu, “bad”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خراب (xarāb), from Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb).

Adjective

ਖਰਾਬੁ (kharābu) (Shahmukhi خراب)

  1. ruined, broken

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖਰਾਬ (kharāb)
    Shahmukhi script: خَراب (xarāb)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਖਰਾਬੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 90
  • “ਖਰਾਬੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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