ENGLISH - PUNJABI DICTIONARY - (in Roman Script) - T. Grahame Bailey

Sep 28, 2026

English—Punjabi Dictionary in Roman script compiled by T. Grahame Bailey, providing over 7,500 English words and phrases translated into Punjabi (Roman script). The work explains why a compact, affordable dictionary was needed for Europeans using Punjabi and for Punjabi learners seeking meanings of common English words. The introduction outlines regional dialects, usability for students, and core grammatical and lexical conventions, including noun gender, verb forms, constructions, idioms, and cross-references.

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Pages188

Reading Time4 h 50 min

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Preface

Introduction

Purpose and audience

Dialects and vocabulary scope

Special features

Appendix I and II notes

# ENGLISH—PUNJABIDICTIONARY (in Roman Script)T.Grahame Bailey (OVER 7.500 ENGLISH WORDS &PHRASES TRANSLATEDINTO PUNJABI IN ROMAN SCRIPT) Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2019 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation ENGLISH—PUNJABIDICTIONARY (in Roman Script) by T.Grahame Bailey (OVER 7,500 ENGLISH WORDS &PHRASES TRANSLATEDINTO PUNJABI IN ROMAN SCRIPT) PK 2636.835 198 ISBN 81-85243-22-0 1991 REPRINT: Price Rs.80.00(abroad$15) Publishers. PUBLICATIONS INDIA P.O.BOX NO 7188NEW DELHI-110002. Distributors: STAR PUBLICATIONS PVT.LTD.4/5B,ASAF ALI ROAD,NEW DELHI-110002. PREFACE Punjabi is the spoken language of a very largepopulation in India and Pakistan.In India,script used forPunjabi is Gurmukhi,while in Pakistan Punjabi is writtenin Persian script.There are millions of people settled allover the wor:ld who speak Punjabi even though many ofthem may not be knowing either of the scripts. This dictionary is compiled for those who will find itmore convenient to read and write Punjabi in Romanscript.Equally important it will be for foreignors wio aredoing studies on Punjabi,even though they are notacquainted with Gurmukhi or Persian script to readPunjabi language. Publishers June,1989 INTRODUCTION. THIS book has been issued primarily to meet the need of thoseEuropeans who use Panjabi in their intercourse with the peopleof the country,and secondarily to enable Panjebis,schoolboysand others,to ascertsin the meanings of the commoner Englishwords which they daily come across. No English-Panjabidictionary at present exists.I did not,however,seem desir-able to compile an exhaustive dictionary;that would havebeen both bulky and expensive.What appeared to be requiredwas a volume,which,while containing s large selection ofwords likely to be useful,would be small enough to be easilyhandled,and cheap enough to be within the reach of all.Theprice has been increased by the wsr,but it has been kept aslow as possible,and no attempt has been made to do more thancover expenses. The number of English words translated is about 5800,anumber sufficiently large for most purposes.The idea of thiswork was suggested by Col.D.C.Phillott's excellent“English-Hindustani Vocabulary." Panjabi may be divided into two main dialects,the northernor western,and southern or eastern.The former is spokenwest and north of Amritsar and is used throughout in thisVocabulary.It is commonly called northern Parjabi to dis-tinguish it from the southern dialect. Special Features:—(i)As most of those who use this bookwill possess the"Panjabi Manual and Grammar"written someyears ago by Dr.T.F.Cummings and myself,I have madefrequent references to it.In this way it has been possible torefer the student to fullel explanations of words and phrases. (ii)Nouns:The gender of every noun is given.It is indi-cated in most cases by m.or f.,but when the infinitive or thesign of the genitive(dā)is given along with a noun the letters m.and f.are omitted.The endings of the infn.-a、-,e,iãor the variations of the genitive sign dā,di,de,diǎshow thegender.When both m.and f.are used the word may beeither masc.or fem.,the commoner gender being given first.The addition of“pl.”means that the word is nearly alwaysplural. In Appendix I several pages have been added containingnotes on the grammatical portion of the“Panjabi Manual” iv including a complete conjugation of the verb with pronominalsuffixes. (ii)Verbs:Both trans.and intr.forms are frequently giventhe latter often correspond to the English passive. Occa-sionally the causal is added.Irregnlar past participles aregenerally mentioned.With one or two exceptions intensivecompound verbs(such as mukā chaddna,wekh laina)have notbeen used in the Vocabulary.There are not more than one ortwo verbs of which it can be asserted that the compound formis always necessary.Anocher reason is that.in most casesseveral different compound forms are possible;and finallyEuropeans when they learn a co

FAQs

Who is the dictionary primarily compiled for?

It is issued primarily to meet the needs of Europeans who use Punjabi in their dealings, and secondarily to help Punjabi readers and schoolboys find meanings of common English words they encounter.

How many English words and phrases are translated?

The dictionary translates about 7,500 English words and phrases into Punjabi in Roman script, with roughly 5,800 English words for most purposes.

What special features are highlighted for learners?

It provides noun gender information, details about verb transitive/intransitive forms and constructions, includes many idioms, uses cross-references to save space, and distinguishes Hindu and Muhammadan word usage.

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