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<blockquote data-quote="Ambarsaria" data-source="post: 176243" data-attributes="member: 14194"><p><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">To avoid hijacking or jamming of threads and mis-information, let us review these three words.</span></span> This subject is brought up too often and with little clarity being concurred every time to be repeated again in another thread.</p><p> </p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Pronunciation:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"> as spelled (u is not “o” like tool but think of “Fo<strong><u>ur</u></strong> and take the sound of <strong><u>ur</u></strong>; for<u> <strong>G</strong></u> take the sound as in <u>G</u>oat)</span></span></li> </ul><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Meaning</span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Gur<strong> -- </strong>Creator</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Virtually most common usage in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Singular </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Contextually modifiable</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">may be used to address reverently a </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰੂ</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"> /Guru</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Example: </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=2&punjabi=t&id=51#l51" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪੰਨਾ </span>2, <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਤਰ </span>12</a></span></span></li> </ul> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਤਨ ਜਵਾਹਰ ਮਾਣਿਕ ਜੇ ਇਕ</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: #AB5555"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰ</span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕੀ ਸਿਖ ਸੁਣੀ ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Mangal'">मति विचि रतन जवाहर माणिक जे इक गुर की सिख सुणी ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Maṯ vicẖ raṯan javāhar māṇik je ik gur kī sikẖ suṇī.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਃ </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'">1</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"> - <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=2&L=12&id=51" target="_blank">view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok</a></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Gender is contextual</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"> - Gurdwara</span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Gur Entrance where “Dwara” is male in context</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰਗੱਦੀ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"> - Gurgaddih</span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Throne of the Gur and throne is female </span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Note also composite Constructs and plural: <strong>ਗੁਰਗੱਦੀਆਂ - </strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Gurgaddhian</span></strong></span></span></span><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Many Gur thrones</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Pronunciation: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Gur – o</span></span></li> </ul><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Meaning</span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰ ਹੀ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">; </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰ ਜੀ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">; </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰ ਤੌਂ</span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Is of Gur; dear Gur; through/from the Gur</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">less common but also of the Guru</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Example:</span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=3&punjabi=t&id=105#l105" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪੰਨਾ </span>3, <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਤਰ </span>10</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮੰਨੈ ਤਰੈ ਤਾਰੇ</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: #AB5555"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰੁ</span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਿਖ ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Mangal'">मंनै तरै तारे गुरु सिख ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Mannai ṯarai ṯāre gur sikẖ.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">The faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of the Guru.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਃ </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'">1</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"> - <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=3&L=10&id=105" target="_blank">view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok</a></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Addressing the Gur</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Respected Gur</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Respected Guru ji</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Also as to say respectfully “through” Gur </span></span></li> </ul> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Also as to say respectfully “through Guru”</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Singular</span></span></li> </ul><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Gender same as in Gur</span></span></li> </ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Pronunciation: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Gur – oo where “oo” as in cow’s “moo”</span></span></li> </ul><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Meaning</span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One’s teacher</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One’s guide, and it can be relative in Sri Guru Granth Sahib</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Examples:</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Nanak Dev ji when say Guru they mean Gur – creator, their Guru</span></span></li> </ul> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=61&punjabi=t&id=2478#l2478" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪੰਨਾ </span>61, <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਤਰ </span>7</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਭੁਲਣ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਅਭੁਲੁ</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: #AB5555"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰੂ</span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Mangal'">भुलण अंदरि सभु को अभुलु गुरू करतारु ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Bẖulaṇ anḏar sabẖ ko abẖul gurū karṯār.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Everyone makes mistakes; only the Guru and the Creator are infallible.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਃ </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'">1</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"> - <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=61&L=7&id=2478" target="_blank">view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok</a></span></p> </p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A reference to Guru as a teacher,</li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=58&punjabi=t&id=2349#l2349" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪੰਨਾ </span>58, <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਤਰ </span>3</a></span></span></p> </p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: #AB5555"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰੂ</span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਚੇਲੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਉ ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Mangal'">गुरू जिना का अंधुला चेले नाही ठाउ ॥</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Gurū jinā kā anḏẖulā cẖele nāhī ṯẖā▫o.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Those chaylaas, those devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> </p> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Singular/Plural</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Can be singular/plural in context</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦਸ ਗੁਰੂ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"> - Ten Gurus</span></strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦਸਵੇਂ ਗੁਰੂ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"> - Tenth Guru</span></strong></span></li> </ul> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Gender is contextual</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">ਇਸਤਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> - Lady Guru</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">ਬੰਦਾ ਗੁਰੂ</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> - Man Guru</span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I stand corrected and all comments welcome.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">Sat Sri Akal.</span></span> </p><p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambarsaria, post: 176243, member: 14194"] [FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]To avoid hijacking or jamming of threads and mis-information, let us review these three words.[/SIZE][/FONT] This subject is brought up too often and with little clarity being concurred every time to be repeated again in another thread. [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Pronunciation:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Raavi] as spelled (u is not “o” like tool but think of “Fo[B][U]ur[/U][/B] and take the sound of [B][U]ur[/U][/B]; for[U] [B]G[/B][/U] take the sound as in [U]G[/U]oat)[/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Meaning[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Gur[B] -- [/B]Creator[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Virtually most common usage in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Singular [/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Contextually modifiable[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]may be used to address reverently a [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰੂ[/FONT][/B][FONT=Raavi] /Guru[/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Example: [/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=3][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=2&punjabi=t&id=51#l51"][FONT=Raavi]ਪੰਨਾ [/FONT]2, [FONT=Raavi]ਸਤਰ [/FONT]12[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਮਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਤਨ ਜਵਾਹਰ ਮਾਣਿਕ ਜੇ ਇਕ[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][B][COLOR=#AB5555][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰ[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਕੀ ਸਿਖ ਸੁਣੀ ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Mangal]मति विचि रतन जवाहर माणिक जे इक गुर की सिख सुणी ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Maṯ vicẖ raṯan javāhar māṇik je ik gur kī sikẖ suṇī.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=Raavi]ਮਃ [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolUniPr]1[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3] - [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=2&L=12&id=51"]view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok[/URL][/SIZE] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Gender is contextual[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi] - Gurdwara[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Gur Entrance where “Dwara” is male in context[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰਗੱਦੀ[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi] - Gurgaddih[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Throne of the Gur and throne is female [/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Note also composite Constructs and plural: [B]ਗੁਰਗੱਦੀਆਂ - [/B][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Gurgaddhian[/FONT][/B][/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*]Many Gur thrones [/LIST] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Pronunciation: [/FONT][/B][FONT=Raavi]Gur – o[/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Meaning[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰ ਹੀ[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi]; [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰ ਜੀ[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi]; [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰ ਤੌਂ[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [/INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Is of Gur; dear Gur; through/from the Gur[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]less common but also of the Guru[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Example:[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [SIZE=3] [/SIZE][INDENT][INDENT][SIZE=3][FONT=AnmolUniPr][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=3&punjabi=t&id=105#l105"][FONT=Raavi]ਪੰਨਾ [/FONT]3, [FONT=Raavi]ਸਤਰ [/FONT]10[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਮੰਨੈ ਤਰੈ ਤਾਰੇ[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][B][COLOR=#AB5555][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰੁ[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਸਿਖ ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Mangal]मंनै तरै तारे गुरु सिख ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Mannai ṯarai ṯāre gur sikẖ.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]The faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of the Guru.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=Raavi]ਮਃ [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolUniPr]1[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3] - [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=3&L=10&id=105"]view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok[/URL][/SIZE] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Addressing the Gur[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Respected Gur[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Respected Guru ji[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Also as to say respectfully “through” Gur [/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Also as to say respectfully “through Guru”[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Singular[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Gender same as in Gur[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Pronunciation: [/FONT][/B][FONT=Raavi]Gur – oo where “oo” as in cow’s “moo”[/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]Meaning[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]One’s teacher[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]One’s guide, and it can be relative in Sri Guru Granth Sahib[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Examples:[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Guru Nanak Dev ji when say Guru they mean Gur – creator, their Guru[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=3][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=61&punjabi=t&id=2478#l2478"][FONT=Raavi]ਪੰਨਾ [/FONT]61, [FONT=Raavi]ਸਤਰ [/FONT]7[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਭੁਲਣ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਅਭੁਲੁ[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][B][COLOR=#AB5555][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰੂ[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Mangal]भुलण अंदरि सभु को अभुलु गुरू करतारु ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Bẖulaṇ anḏar sabẖ ko abẖul gurū karṯār.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Everyone makes mistakes; only the Guru and the Creator are infallible.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=Raavi]ਮਃ [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolUniPr]1[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3] - [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=61&L=7&id=2478"]view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok[/URL][/SIZE][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*]A reference to Guru as a teacher, [/LIST] [INDENT][FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=3][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=58&punjabi=t&id=2349#l2349"][FONT=Raavi]ਪੰਨਾ [/FONT]58, [FONT=Raavi]ਸਤਰ [/FONT]3[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][SIZE=3][B][COLOR=#AB5555][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰੂ[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਜਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਚੇਲੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਉ ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Mangal]गुरू जिना का अंधुला चेले नाही ठाउ ॥[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Gurū jinā kā anḏẖulā cẖele nāhī ṯẖā▫o.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Those chaylaas, those devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Singular/Plural[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Can be singular/plural in context[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]ਦਸ ਗੁਰੂ[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi] - Ten Gurus[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3][B][FONT=Raavi]ਦਸਵੇਂ ਗੁਰੂ[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Raavi] - Tenth Guru[/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]Gender is contextual[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]ਇਸਤਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3] - Lady Guru[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]ਬੰਦਾ ਗੁਰੂ[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3] - Man Guru[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/INDENT][FONT=Raavi][SIZE=3]I stand corrected and all comments welcome.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [FONT=Raavi]Sat Sri Akal.[/FONT][/SIZE] <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; 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