Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkh-da-taara/ ਅ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ akkh da taara Say it**UKKH da TAA-ra**Type**Saying**Shahmukhiاکھ دا تارا In short The 'star of the eye', someone so dear they shine in your sight, like the English 'apple of my eye'. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੇਰੀ ਧੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਹੈ।My daughter is the apple of my eye. 2. 2ਦਾਦੀ ਦਾ ਪੋਤਾ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਹੈ।Grandmother's grandson is her pride and joy. 3. 3ਉਹ ਟੀਮ ਦੀ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।He has become the team's star player. _Extended, modern usage_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਲੱਗੇ, ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਦਿਲ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੋਵੇ। ਇਹ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਅਕਸਰ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮਾਵਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਕਹਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੋਹ, ਮਮਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਛੁਪੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ-ਗੀਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਰੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਨਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਪੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਾਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਤੋਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Literal meaning Akkh is the eye and taara is a star. The 'star of the eye' is the bright point at the centre of your vision, the thing your eyes are drawn to. It is a poetic way of saying: this person is what my eyes love to look at. The image works on two levels: a star is bright and precious, and the eye is the most precious of the senses. To call someone your eye's star is to say they are doubly precious. ## What it really means The phrase is used for someone deeply loved and treasured, most often a child, a favourite grandchild, or a dearly loved younger sibling. 'Mera putt meri akkh da taara hai' means my son is the light of my life. It expresses not just love but pride and protectiveness. The star of your eye is someone you would shield from harm, someone whose happiness is your happiness. It is almost always affectionate and is never used sarcastically. ## Cultural context This muhavra is a staple of Punjabi folk songs and lullabies, where mothers sing to their children as their akkh da taara. It belongs to the warm, domestic register of the language, heard in homes far more than in offices or streets. Many languages have an equivalent: English has 'the apple of my eye', and the idea of the beloved as the light of one's eyes runs through Persian and Urdu poetry too, which has deeply influenced Punjabi expression. ## What does akkh da taara mean in Punjabi? The phrase is used for someone deeply loved and treasured, most often a child, a favourite grandchild, or a dearly loved younger sibling. 'Mera putt meri akkh da taara hai' means my son is the light of my life. ## What does akkh da taara mean literally? Akkh is the eye and taara is a star. The 'star of the eye' is the bright point at the centre of your vision, the thing your eyes are drawn to. It is a poetic way of saying: this person is what my eyes love to look at. ## How is akkh da taara used in a sentence? In Punjabi: "ਮੇਰੀ ਧੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਹੈ।", meaning "My daughter is the apple of my eye.". ## What is the cultural significance of akkh da taara? This muhavra is a staple of Punjabi folk songs and lullabies, where mothers sing to their children as their akkh da taara. It belongs to the warm, domestic register of the language, heard in homes far more than in offices or streets. ## ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਲੱਗੇ, ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਦਿਲ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੋਵੇ। ## ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: "ਮੇਰੀ ਧੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਹੈ।" (My daughter is the apple of my eye.) ## ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਦਾ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ-ਗੀਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਰੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਨਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਪੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਾਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਤੋਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਅੱਖakkhEye](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkh/)[ਤਾਰਾtaaraStar](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/taara/) Sources (3) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi-English Dictionary 3. 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