Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/fateh/ ਫ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਫ਼ਤਹਿ fateh Say it**FUH-teh**Type**Noun** In short Fateh means victory, and in the Sikh greeting it declares that all victory belongs to God, not to the Khalsa. ## How it's used 1. 1ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ।The Khalsa belongs to God; victory belongs to God. _The Sikh greeting_ 2. 2ਉਸ ਨੇ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਚੁੱਕਦੇ ਹੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਬੁਲਾਈ।He greeted with 'Fateh' as soon as he picked up the phone. 3. 3ਅਰਦਾਸ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਈ।The ardas concluded with the fateh. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਤ। ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਹੈ, 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ', ਭਾਵ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿੱਤ ਵੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਖ਼ਾਲਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੀ। ਹਰ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਇਸੇ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸਿੱਖ ਆਪਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਬੁਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਇੱਕ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ', ਦੂਜਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ'। ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਹੈ, ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਜਿੱਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Fateh means victory or triumph, from the Persian fath. In Sikh life the word lives inside the Khalsa greeting: 'Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh', the Khalsa belongs to God, and victory belongs to God. The pairing is deliberate: the community claims nothing for itself, not even its triumphs. The greeting is exchanged whenever Sikhs meet, it closes every Ardas, and it is the response of the sangat to the jaikara 'Bole So Nihal', whoever speaks shall be fulfilled, answered with 'Sat Sri Akal', true is the Timeless One. Fateh is the note of confidence running through all of it: the Sikh faces the world certain that righteousness wins. ## Origin and history The greeting was given to the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh himself. After creating the Khalsa in 1699, the Guru replaced ordinary greetings among his Sikhs with this declaration, so that every meeting of two Sikhs would begin by remembering whom they serve and where victory truly lies. The word also rings through Sikh history in 'Fateh' as battle-cry and celebration: the Khalsa's victories against empire were announced as God's fateh, never the army's, a humility in triumph that Sikh tradition has carefully preserved. ## Cultural context Sikhs answer the phone with 'Fateh', end letters with it, and greet elders by saying 'Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa' and receiving 'Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh' in return, the greeting is split between the two speakers like a handshake in words. Children learn it early, and for Sikhs living far from Punjab it is an instant bond: two strangers who exchange the fateh recognise each other as family. ## What does fateh mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "Victory; Sikh greeting". Fateh means victory or triumph, from the Persian fath. In Sikh life the word lives inside the Khalsa greeting: 'Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh', the Khalsa belongs to God, and victory belongs to God. The pairing is deliberate: the community claims nothing for itself, not even its triumphs. ## How is fateh used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ।, "The Khalsa belongs to God; victory belongs to God.". Another example from the entry: ਉਸ ਨੇ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਚੁੱਕਦੇ ਹੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਬੁਲਾਈ।, "He greeted with 'Fateh' as soon as he picked up the phone.". ## How do you pronounce fateh? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "FUH-teh". ## Where would you hear fateh used? The entry lists its usage as "Sikh tradition". ## ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਤ। ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਹੈ, 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ', ਭਾਵ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿੱਤ ਵੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਹੈ। ## ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ। ## ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਇਹ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਖ਼ਾਲਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੀ। ਹਰ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਇਸੇ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸਿੱਖ ਆਪਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ਬੁਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਇੱਕ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ', ਦੂਜਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ'। ## Related words [ਅਰਦਾਸardasSikh congregational prayer](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ardas/)[ਜੈਕਾਰਾJaikaraCall of victory; the Sikh call-and-response cry](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jaikara/)[ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲSat Sri AkalHow to say hello in Punjabi: Sat Sri Akal, what it means, and the informal kiddan](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/how-to-say-hello-in-punjabi/) Sources (1) 1. 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