Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dera/ ਡ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਡੇਰਾ dera Say it**DAY-raa**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiڈیرہ In short A dera is the farmer's outpost at his fields, a few rooms, a tubewell, cattle, where he may live for weeks at harvest. The word also means a religious sect's headquarters. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਪਣੇ ਡੇਰੇ ’ਤੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।The farmer lives at his dera. 2. 2ਡੇਰੇ ’ਤੇ ਟਿਊਬਵੈੱਲ ਲੱਗਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।A tubewell is installed at the dera. 3. 3ਵਾਢੀ ਦੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਰਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਡੇਰੇ ਚਲਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।At harvest time the whole family moves to the dera. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਡੇਰਾ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਘਰ ਹੈ। ਇੱਥੇ ਟਿਊਬਵੈੱਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਸ਼ੂ ਬੱਝੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਫ਼ਸਲ ਦੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਹਫ਼ਤਿਆਂ ਤੱਕ ਡੇਰੇ ’ਤੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਨ ਦੀ ਰਾਖੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੇਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਪਰਦਾ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Meaning ਡੇਰਾ (dera) is the outpost or farmstead, the small settlement a farmer keeps at his fields, away from the village: a room or two, a tubewell, space for cattle and implements. During sowing and harvest the farmer may live at his dera for weeks. The word also means a camp or encampment more generally, and, in religious life, the headquarters of a sect or a saint’s following. ## Origin and etymology The word’s origin is not firmly established in the sources; it has long meant a pitched camp or settled outpost in Punjabi. ## Cultural context As holdings fragmented and fields spread far from the village, the dera became a fixture of Punjab farming: the farmer’s second home among his own acres, where the tubewell hums and the buffaloes are tied. Harvest nights at the dera, guarding the stacked grain, sleeping under the open sky, are part of every farming family’s lore. In its religious sense, the dera is the commune around a sant or sect, some of which have grown into major institutions in Punjab’s religious life. The two senses share the root idea: a place pitched apart, where a group lives by its own rhythm. ## What does dera mean in Punjabi? ਡੇਰਾ (dera) is the outpost or farmstead, the small settlement a farmer keeps at his fields, away from the village: a room or two, a tubewell, space for cattle and implements. During sowing and harvest the farmer may live at his dera for weeks. The word also means a camp or encampment more generally, and, in religious life, the headquarters of a sect or a saint’s following. ## How is dera used in a sentence? In Punjabi: "ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਪਣੇ ਡੇਰੇ ’ਤੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।", meaning "The farmer lives at his dera.". ## Where does dera come from? The word’s origin is not firmly established in the sources; it has long meant a pitched camp or settled outpost in Punjabi. ## What is the cultural significance of dera? As holdings fragmented and fields spread far from the village, the dera became a fixture of Punjab farming: the farmer’s second home among his own acres, where the tubewell hums and the buffaloes are tied. Harvest nights at the dera, guarding the stacked grain, sleeping under the open sky, are part of every farming family’s lore. ## ਡੇਰਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਡੇਰਾ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਘਰ ਹੈ। ਇੱਥੇ ਟਿਊਬਵੈੱਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਸ਼ੂ ਬੱਝੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ## ਡੇਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: "ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਪਣੇ ਡੇਰੇ ’ਤੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।" (The farmer lives at his dera.) ## ਡੇਰਾ ਦਾ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੇਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਪਰਦਾ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਖੇਤkhetField; farmland](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khet/)[ਫ਼ਸਲfasalCrop; the season's harvest](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/fasal/)[ਪਿੰਡpindVillage](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pind/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. 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