ਸ਼ੁਰੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُرُوع (šurūʕ). Compare Hindustani شُرُوع (śurū') / शुरू (śurū), Gujarati શરૂ (śarū), Marathi सुरू (surū), Bengali শুরু (śuru), Kannada ಶುರು (śuru).

Noun

ਸ਼ੁਰੂ • (śurū) m (Shahmukhi spelling شُرو)

1. beginning

   Synonyms: ਆਗਾਜ਼ (āgāz), ਆਦਿ (ādi), ਅਰੰਭ (arambh)

References

• “ਸ਼ੁਰੂ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੁਰੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.