ਅਕਲਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقل ('aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql). Compare Old Hindi अकलि (akali).

Noun

ਅਕਲਿ (akali) f

1. reason, sense, understanding
   • 1604, Bhagat Kabir, Ādi Granth ang 333:

     ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਕਲਿ ਭਈ ਅਵਰੈ ਨਾਤਰੁ ਥਾ ਬੇਗਾਨਾ॥

     gura parasādi akali bhaī avarai nātaru thā begānā.

     • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

       By Guru's Grace, my understanding has been changed; otherwise, I was totally ignorant.

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਅਕਲ (akal)

  Shahmukhi script: عَقل (ʻaql)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਕਲਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 10.
• “ਅਕਲਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024