Dulhan Meaning in Punjabi

How it's used

1ਦੁਲਹਣ ਲਾਲ ਲਹਿੰਗੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਲੱਗ ਰਹੀ ਸੀ।The bride looked beautiful in her red lehenga.

2ਸਾਰੇ ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਦੁਲਹਣ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ।All the guests were waiting for the bride.

3ਦੁਲਹਣ ਦੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ ਲੱਗੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ।The bride's hands were covered in henna.

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4ਦੁਲਹਣ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਦਾਈ ਲਈ।The bride took leave of her parents.
5ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੁਲਹਣ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਹੁਰੇ ਘਰ ਦੀ ਨੂੰਹ ਬਣ ਗਈ।After the wedding the bride became the daughter-in-law of her new home.

ਦੁਲਹਣ ਉਸ ਔਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਜੋ ਨਵੀਂ ਵਿਆਹੀ ਹੋਵੇ। ਇਹ ਦੁਲਹੇ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ। ਬੋਲਚਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਲਹਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਨੂੰਹ ਜਾਂ ਪਤਨੀ ਵੀ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਲਹਣ ਲਾਲ ਲਹਿੰਗਾ ਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਹੱਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਗੁੱਟਾਂ ਤੇ ਚੂੜਾ ਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸਦੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲੀਰੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੁਲਹਣ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਹੁਰੇ ਘਰ ਦੀ ਨੂੰਹ ਬਣ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।

Meaning

ਦੁਲਹਣ (dulhan) is the Punjabi word for a bride, a woman on her wedding day or newly married. It is the feminine form of ਦੁਲਹਾ (dulha), the groom, and it can also mean a daughter-in-law or a wife. At a wedding the dulhan is easy to spot: a red lehenga, henna on her hands, and chooda bangles on her wrists.

The word is used far beyond the wedding day. Families call a new bride their dulhan for months after the marriage, and poets use it for any beloved woman dressed for a celebration. In songs and films the dulhan is the centre of the wedding, the figure everyone waits for and sings about.

Dulhan and dulha: a pair of words

Dulhan and dulha go together like question and answer. Dulha is the groom, dulhan is the bride, and the pair is so familiar that Punjabi songs and sayings use them side by side. Dictionaries list dulhan as a feminine noun, and give its senses as a newly wedded girl, a daughter-in-law, a wife, and, as a term of affection, a lovely or dear one.

What a Punjabi dulhan wears

A Punjabi dulhan dresses in red, the colour of a new marriage. She wears a heavily embroidered lehenga, henna patterns on her hands and feet, and gold or diamond jewellery, including a nose ring. On her wrists she wears the chooda, a set of 21 red and ivory bangles gifted by her maternal uncle and blessed in milk and rose petals, which she keeps on for forty to forty-five days after the wedding.

Above the chooda her sisters and friends tie the kaleerein, golden umbrella-shaped ornaments that hang from her wrists. The bride shakes them over the heads of unmarried girls, and the one a piece falls on is said to be the next to marry. Mehndi, chooda and kaleerein together are what mark a woman as a dulhan in Punjab.

From dulhan to nooh

After the wedding the dulhan leaves her parents' home in the vidaai, the farewell that closes the wedding. In her new home she is the nooh, the daughter-in-law, and the word dulhan slowly gives way to nooh as she settles into the family. That is why the same word can mean both a bride and a daughter-in-law: it follows the woman from her wedding day into her married life.

What does dulhan mean in Punjabi?

ਦੁਲਹਣ (dulhan) means a bride, a woman on her wedding day or newly married.

What is the difference between dulhan and dulha?

Dulhan is the bride and dulha is the groom. Dulhan is the feminine form of dulha.

What does a Punjabi dulhan wear?

A Punjabi dulhan wears a red lehenga, henna on her hands, a chooda of red and ivory bangles, and golden kaleerein tied above the chooda.

Can dulhan also mean daughter-in-law?

Yes. After the wedding the bride becomes the nooh, the daughter-in-law, of her new home, and dulhan is also used in that sense.

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