ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

From ਸਤਿ (sat, “truth”) + ਸ਼੍ਰੀ (shrī, “great”) + ਅਕਾਲ (akāl, “timeless”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sət̪ sriː əkɑːl/
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Interjection

ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ • (sat śrī akāl) (Shahmukhi spelling ست سری اکال)

  1. A Punjabi and Sikh greeting, literally meaning Timeless Being, i.e. God.

Usage notes

The complete usage is ਬੋਲੇ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲ, ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (bole so nihāl, sat śrī akāl). It means roughly, "He/She Be Blessed Who says, God is True". In Punjabi the greeting one uses is tied directly to the religion of the one being greeted. ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (sat śrī akāl) is used by Sikhs throughout the world when greeting other Sikhs regardless of their native language.

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