ਇਸ਼ਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq, “love, passion”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): [ɪʃ(ə̆)k(ə̆)]
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Noun

ਇਸ਼ਕ • (iśaka) m (Shahmukhi spelling عشقَ)

love
- Guru Granth Sahib, Baba Farid, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 488:
  ਰਤੇ ਇਸਕ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਰੰਗਿ ਦੀਦਾਰ ਕੇ
  rate isak khudāi raṅgi dīdār ke
  Those who are imbued with love for the Lord, are delighted by His Vision.
Synonyms: ਤੇਹ (teh), ਮੁਹੱਬਤ (muhabbat), ਪਿਆਰ (piāra), ਨੇਹ (neh)

References

“ਇਸ਼ਕ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਇਸ਼ਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.