Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkh-laggna/ ਅ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ akkh laggna Say it**UKKH LUGG-na**Type**Saying**Shahmukhiاکھ لگنا In short The eye 'catching', to doze off lightly, the gentle Punjabi phrase for drifting into sleep. ## How it's used 1. 1ਬੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਗਈ।I dozed off on the bus. 2. 2ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।He dozes off in the afternoon. 3. 3ਪੜ੍ਹਦਿਆਂ-ਪੜ੍ਹਦਿਆਂ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਗਈ।I fell asleep while studying. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਰਮ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਹਲਕੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਆ ਜਾਣਾ, ਊਂਘ ਆਉਣਾ। ਸਫ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ, ਗਰਮ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਸਤ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਦੋਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ, ਇਹ ਆਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਮੰਗ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਗਰਮੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਊਂਘ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਰਵਾਇਤ ਹੈ। ਲੋਰੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਵਾਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ## Literal meaning Akkh is the eye, laggna is to attach or catch. The literal image is of sleep catching the eye, the eyelids growing heavy, the gaze sticking, until the eyes close on their own. It is not the deep plunge of night sleep but the soft snag of a doze: on a bus, in a warm afternoon, during a dull lecture. ## What it really means The saying means to fall into a light sleep or doze. 'Safar vich akkh lag gayi' means I dozed off on the journey. It is gentle and blameless, nobody is scolded for their eye catching. It is distinct from the 'evil eye' (nazar laggna), though the verbs are cousins. Here the eye is the sleeper's own, and what catches it is rest. ## Cultural context The afternoon doze is a beloved institution in Punjab's hot summers, and this phrase is its name. After the midday meal, eyes catch across the villages. It appears in lullabies, where mothers sing the child's eyes into catching, and in the complaints of night-shift workers and long-distance drivers, for whom the catching eye is a danger to fight. ## What does akkh laggna mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "To doze off; drift into sleep". ## How is akkh laggna used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਬੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਗਈ।, "I dozed off on the bus.". Another example from the entry: ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।, "He dozes off in the afternoon.". ## How do you pronounce akkh laggna? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "UKKH LUGG-na". ## What is the Shahmukhi spelling of akkh laggna? The entry gives the Shahmukhi spelling as اکھ لگنا. ## ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਰਮ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਹਲਕੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਆ ਜਾਣਾ, ਊਂਘ ਆਉਣਾ। ## ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਬੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਗਈ। ## ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਸਫ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ, ਗਰਮ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਸਤ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਦੋਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ, ਇਹ ਆਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਮੰਗ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਅੱਖakkhEye](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkh/) Sources (3) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi-English Dictionary 3. Punjabi Muhavre Kosh (idiom collections), Punjabi University, Patiala [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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