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This vocabulary list consisting of approximately 330 of the most frequently used words
in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib was developed for the Gurbani classes at the Chardi Kalaa
Sikh Community Center.
Most of these words occur hundreds of times (including variants with different
endings). Familiarity with this core vocabulary enables one to start understanding
portions of most shabads and baanis.
The list below is in alphabetic order by the word in Romans. You can also view the same
vocabulary in order of frequency of usage in the Sri Guru
Granth Sahib.
We have also developed some quizes based on this core vocabulary (click
below)

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(Abreviations: GL - Gurbani Language; MP - Modern Punjabi; var-variant;
PP- postposition; v-verb; n-noun; syn-synonym; ant-antonym or opposite.)
GLWord |
Romans |
Meanings
in English |
AaigAa |
aagiaa |
command,
direction |
AaigAakarI |
aagiaa-kaari |
obedient |
AaieAa |
aaiaa |
aanaa
- to come |
Aasa |
aasaa |
hope,
desire |
AaO |
aath |
eight |
AaO phr |
aath pehar |
24
hours, day and night |
Aav{ |
aavai |
comes
(aanaa, aavnaa - to come) |
AWar |
adhaar |
support |
Agm |
agam |
incomprehensible
(attribute of God); unapproachable |
Agin |
agan |
fire |
Ah;kar |
ahankaar |
pride,
ego |
A;imRt |
amrit |
nectar,
immortality |
A;wir |
andar |
in,
within |
Aniwnu |
andin |
daily |
Aink |
anik |
(var.
anek) many |
A;it |
ant |
end,
limit |
A;tir |
antar |
within,
in (MP - vich) |
A;trjamI |
antarjaami |
Knower
of deepest thoughts (God), Inner Guide |
ApraWI |
apraadhee |
sinner,
guilty |
Aru |
ar |
and |
Arwais |
ardaas |
prayer |
Ait |
at |
very |
Aol |
aTal |
eternal |
Avru |
avar |
other |
AvgN |
avgan |
sin,
weakness |
bahir |
baahar |
outside,
besides |
baNI |
baanee |
speech,
Word |
bairk |
baarik |
child |
bat |
baat |
story,
issue, conversation (syn. Gal) |
bhutu |
bahut |
much,
lots, very |
bil |
bal |
strenght,
power; sacrifice (balihaaree) |
b;Wn |
bandhan |
bonds,
fetters |
b[A;t |
be-ant |
infinite;
without an end |
b[w |
bed |
Vedas
(hindu scripture) |
b[ntI |
bentee |
prayer,
request |
BaeI |
bhaaee |
brother,
friend (used as address) |
Bag |
bhaag |
bhaagna
- to run away; bhaag - fortune, destiny |
Baie |
bhaai |
pleases;
will; love (doojaa bhaai - duality) |
BaNa |
bhaana |
Will |
Baxu |
bhaau |
love |
Bav{ |
bhaavai |
to
ge pleasing, appeal to |
Be[ |
bhae |
become |
Bgit |
bhagat |
devotee
of God, saintly person |
B{ |
bhai |
fear
; syn - bhau |
Bla |
bhalaa |
good |
B;dar |
bhanDaar |
warehouse,
treasure |
B;jn |
bhanjan |
destroyer |
Bir |
bhar |
full,
overflowing |
Brmu |
bharam |
doubt,
confusion |
BrpUir |
bharpoor |
completely
full |
Brvasa |
bharvaasaa |
trust,
confidence. Var - bharosaa |
Bxu |
bhau |
fear
(bhaao - love) |
BI |
bhee |
also
(MP: vee) |
ibiW |
bidh |
Method,
way |
ibWata |
bidhaataa |
architect
of destiny, God |
ibgs{ |
bigsai |
blooms
forth, joyous, radiant |
ibKu |
bikh |
poison,
sin |
ibnu |
bin |
without |
bUJih |
boojhai |
(v)
understands |
bRhm |
brahm |
Absolute
Lord |
bRhm igAanI |
brahm giaanee |
God-conscious
person, in tune with God |
bRhm;d |
brahmand |
universe |
buiW |
budh |
intellect,
wisdom |
canNu |
chaanan |
light |
crn |
charan |
feet
- symbolizes devotion, humility |
ctur |
chatur |
clever,
intelligent |
C]id |
chhoD |
abandon,
leave |
ic;ta |
chintaa |
worry
(MP - fikar) (achintaa - free from worry) |
ictu |
chit |
mind,
heart |
wanu |
daan |
charity,
gift |
was |
daas |
(devoted)
servant, slave |
wata |
daataa |
giver |
wieAa |
daiaa |
mercy |
wieAal |
daiaal |
kind,
generous |
wir |
dar |
door,
portal |
wrw |
darad |
Pain,
suffering |
wrgh |
dargeh |
court |
wrsnu |
darsan |
vision,
experience of being in Presence |
wIAa |
deeaa |
gave |
wIn |
deen |
poor,
humble; religion, spiritual world |
w[s |
des |
abode,
country, land |
Wavt |
dhaavat |
running
(dhaavnaa - to run) |
Wn |
dhan |
wealth;
blessed |
Wrm |
dharam |
righteous
actions, duty, religion |
Wrm raie |
dharam raai |
righteous
judge (hindu mythology) who judges all beings |
iWAaieAa |
dhiaaiaa |
meditate
on, remember, repeat name |
WUir |
dhoor |
dust |
Wuir |
dhur |
destined,
primal |
iwnu |
din |
day |
wUja |
doojaa |
second,
other, duality |
wuK |
dukh |
suffering,
unhappiness |
wurmit |
durmat |
evil
mindedness |
ieh |
eh |
this |
e[k |
ek |
one
(MP - ik) |
gl |
gal |
thing,
talk |
grB |
garabh |
womb |
grIb |
gareeb |
poor,
humble |
git |
gat |
state,
emancipation |
Gn[r[ |
ghanere |
lots,
great |
Gir |
ghar |
home |
Go |
ghat |
vessel,
heart, being |
igAanu |
giaan |
knowledge,
realization |
igAanI |
giaanee |
wise,
knowledgable |
g]ib;w |
gobind |
God
(var - Govind, Govinda) |
g]pal |
gopaal |
God,
cherisher of the world |
guN |
gun |
quality,
merit, virtue |
gur |
Gur, Guru |
Divine
Master, Enlightner, Teacher |
gurmit |
gurmat |
the
Guru's teaching, wisdom |
gurmuiK |
Gurmukh |
In
tune with the Guru |
hlit plit |
halat palat |
this
world and the next |
hmara |
hamaaraa |
Our,
my |
hir |
Har |
God |
hxu |
hau |
I
(pronoun) |
hxum{ |
haumai |
ego,
pride, sense of I (separate from God & creation) |
h[ |
hay |
O
(form of address) |
ihrw{ |
hirdai |
(in
the) heart, mind (MP - dil) abbrev: ridai |
hukmu |
hukam |
command,
will |
hm |
hum |
We,
I |
jagna |
jaagna |
to
be awake, spiritually aware |
janhu |
jaanau |
jananaa
- to know |
jait |
jaat |
caste,
social status, species |
jb |
jab |
when |
jgu |
jag |
world |
jgtu |
jagat |
world |
jl |
jal |
water
(mp - paanee) |
jm |
jam |
death,
god of death |
jn |
jan |
(devoted)
servant, slave |
jnm |
janam |
birth |
j;t |
jant |
being,
creature |
jp |
jap |
repeat
Name, medidate |
jsu |
jas |
glory |
jxu |
jau |
if |
jIA |
jeea |
living
being, tongue |
jIxu |
jeeo |
soul
or life; respectful and affectionate appelation (Jee in MP) |
j]gI |
jogee |
yogi,
one seeking union with God |
j]in |
jon |
(var-
joon)incarnation, life (in birth/life cycle), species |
j]ru |
jor |
power,
to join (jorna) |
j]it |
jot |
light |
kaieAa |
kaaiaa |
body,
self |
kalu |
kaal |
death,
time |
kam |
kaam |
lust,
physical pleasures |
kar |
kaar |
task,
affair |
karj |
kaaraj |
affair,
task |
khu |
kahu |
says
(kehna - to say) |
kla |
kalaa |
art,
technique |
kml |
kamal |
lotus |
krm |
karam |
grace,
action |
krih |
kareh |
karnaa
- to do |
krta |
kartaa |
creator |
kvn |
kavan |
which |
kIAa |
keeaa |
action
(MP - keeta) |
kImit |
keemat |
price,
value |
kIrtn |
keertan |
singing
praises, spiritual music |
K;dn |
khanDan |
destroy |
Ksm |
khasam |
master,
God |
iKnu |
khin |
moment,
instant |
ikAa |
kiaa |
what
(MP - kee) |
ikrpa |
kirpaa |
kindness,
mercy |
k] |
ko |
to
(pp - noo in MP), any or which (koee in MP) |
kUzu |
kooR |
false |
k]io |
kot |
millions
(lit. 10 million) |
kR]Wu |
krodh |
anger,
wrath |
kul |
kul |
clan,
ancestory |
kurbaNu |
kurbaan |
sacrifice |
lag |
laag |
(laagna)
-to be attached |
iliKAa |
likhiaa |
written,
destined (likhna- to write) |
ilv |
liv |
deep
continuous love and absorption |
l]B |
lobh |
greed |
manu |
maan |
pride,
honor |
ma:g{ |
maangai |
asks |
mair |
maar |
kill |
mata |
maataa |
mother |
maieAa |
maayaa |
worldly
entaglements, illusionary & transient |
m{lu |
mael |
impurity |
mha |
mahaa |
great |
mhla |
Mahalaa |
Identifies
which Guru is author, neighborhood |
mnu |
man |
mind,
self, mortal |
mnmuK |
manmukh |
self-willed,
(opp. of Gurmukh) |
mn]rT |
manorath |
hope,
desire |
m;tR |
mantr |
Word,
secret (also mant) |
mir |
mar |
marnaa
- to die; janam maran = birth & death |
mr{ |
marai |
dies
(marnaa - to die) |
mstik |
mastak |
Forehead
(MP mathaa) |
mit |
mat |
wisdom,
not |
mIt |
meet |
dear
friend |
mIOa |
meethaa |
sweet
(MP - mitha) |
mih |
meh |
in
(postposition) |
imhrvan |
meharvaan |
generous,
compassionate |
m[il |
mel |
union;
melnaa - to unite |
imlae[ |
milaa-e |
help
to meet, unite |
imit |
mit |
measure
(n) |
m]h |
moh |
attachment,
excessive unhealthy love; mohnaa - to attract or fascinate |
m]ihAa |
mohiaa |
mohanaa-
to fascinate, attract |
mUrK |
moorakh |
fool |
mukit |
mukat |
liberated
(muktee = liberation) |
muiK |
mukh |
mouth,
face, word |
nal[ |
naalay |
(pp)
with |
namu |
Naam |
Name,
Conciousness, Presence |
narI |
naaree |
woman,
wife |
naxu |
naau |
Naam,
name |
nwir |
nadar |
grace |
nmskar |
namaskaar |
salutation,
bow in humility |
nr |
nar |
Man,
mortal |
nIka |
neekaa |
good,
sublime |
iniW |
nidh |
treasure |
inWanu |
nidhaan |
treasure |
inkio |
nikat |
near,
close |
inr;jnu |
niranjan |
God,
The One unsullied by Maya or pollution |
inr;karu |
nirankaar |
The
Formless One, God |
inrBxu |
nirbhau |
free
from fear |
inrguN |
nirguN |
without
any merit; absolute and unmanifested (God) |
inrml |
nirmal |
pure
(mal=impurity) |
int |
nit |
daily
- (MP - roz) (syn andin) |
xUca |
oochaa |
high |
xUjl |
oojal |
bright,
pure |
xUpir |
oopar |
on,
above |
xUOt |
oothat |
while
rising, standing; MP - uthnaa |
Xo |
ot |
support |
paeI |
paaeeay |
obtain |
paeIA{ |
paaeeay |
obtain |
pap |
paap |
sin |
pair |
paar |
beyond,
other shore |
parbRhm |
paarbrahm |
God,
Transcendental Reality |
pavih |
paaveh |
paavna
- to obtain |
pCaN{ |
pachaaNai |
(pachhananaa)
to recognize |
pwarT |
padaarath |
substance,
essence, treasure |
pg |
pag |
foot |
p;c |
panch |
five,
select |
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