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# ਵਿਆਹ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ

Vyah de Shabd

Say it**vi-AH de shabd**Type**Phrase**

In short

Punjabi wedding words name the steps of the celebration: the ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ (Anand Karaj) ceremony and its four ਲਾਵਾਂ (laavan) hymns, the groom's ਬਰਾਤ (baraat), the night-before ਜਾਗੋ (jaago), the ਮਿਲਣੀ (milni) of the two families, and the bride's ਡੋਲੀ (doli), her farewell. This page lists the wedding words of the Jugti Kosh.

## How it's used

1. 1ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ ਹੈ੤Their wedding is tomorrow. _Everyday speech_
2. 2ਬਰਾਤ ਆ ਗਈ ਹੈ੤The baraat has arrived. _Wedding morning_
3. 3ਵਿਆਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੁਬਾਰਕਾਂ!Congratulations on the wedding! _Greeting the family_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਆਹ ਕਈ ਦਿਨ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਹਰ ਪੜਾਅ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ੤ ਜਾਗੋ, ਬਰਾਤ ਅਤੇ ਮਿਲਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਾਰ ਲਾਵਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਅਖ਼ੀਰ ਡੋਲੀ ਵਿਦਾਈ ਦਾ ਪਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸਿੱਖ ਲਓ, ਤਾਂ ਵਿਆਹ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਰਸਮ ਸਮਝ ਆ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ੤

A Punjabi wedding runs for days, and every stage of it has its own word. There is the night of singing before, the procession of the groom, the formal meeting of the families, the ceremony itself around the Guru Granth Sahib, and the tearful farewell at the end. Learn these eleven words and you can follow a Punjabi wedding from the first drumbeat to the last goodbye; each one links to its full page in the Kosh.

## The wedding and its stages

**<a href="/kosh/words/vyah/">ਵਿਆਹ (vyah)</a>** \- marriage, a wedding

<a href="/kosh/words/kurmai/">ਕੁੜਮਾਈ (kurmai)</a> - the formal engagement ceremony, also called sagai

<a href="/kosh/words/shagun/">ਸ਼ਗਨ (shagun)</a> - auspicious gift of money or goods given as a blessing at a wedding

**<a href="/kosh/words/jaago/">ਜਾਗੋ (jaago)</a>** \- wake up: the singing procession on the night before the wedding

<a href="/kosh/words/mehndi/">ਮਹਿੰਦੀ (mehndi)</a> - henna: the dye, the patterns on the hands and feet, and the celebration around painting them

<a href="/kosh/words/chooda/">ਚੂੜਾ (chooda)</a> - the bride's set of red and white bangles, gifted by her maternal uncle and aunt

**<a href="/kosh/words/baraat/">ਬਰਾਤ (baraat)</a>** \- the groom's wedding procession

**<a href="/kosh/words/milni/">ਮਿਲਣੀ (milni)</a>** \- the formal meeting and garlanding of the two families

**<a href="/kosh/words/anand-karaj/">ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ (anand karaj)</a>** \- the Sikh wedding ceremony, the ceremony of blissful union

**<a href="/kosh/words/laavan/">ਲਾਵਾਂ (laavan)</a>** \- the four wedding hymns, sung as the couple circles the Guru Granth Sahib

**<a href="/kosh/words/doli/">ਡੋਲੀ (doli)</a>** \- the bride's farewell departure, once carried in a palanquin

## How to use these words

The order of the words is the order of the wedding. First the **ਜਾਗੋ (jaago)** wakes the neighbourhood the night before; in the morning the **ਬਰਾਤ (baraat)** dances its way in; the **ਮਿਲਣੀ (milni)** joins the two families; the **ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ (Anand Karaj)** marries the couple with the four **ਲਾਵਾਂ (laavan)**; and the **ਡੋਲੀ (doli)** takes the bride home. Diaspora weddings in Canada and Britain keep the same words, even when the hall replaces the village street.

Guests mostly need two skills: dancing when the dhol starts, and the congratulations. The word is **ਮੁਬਾਰਕਾਂ (mubaarakan)**, and the full phrases are on the [celebration phrases](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/how-to-say-happy-birthday-in-punjabi/) and the [Punjabi phrases](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-phrases/) pages.

## What is a Sikh wedding called in Punjabi?

A Sikh wedding is called the ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ (Anand Karaj), the ceremony of blissful union. The couple circles the Guru Granth Sahib four times as the four ਲਾਵਾਂ (laavan) hymns are sung.

## What does baraat mean?

ਬਰਾਤ (baraat) is the groom's wedding procession, which travels to the bride's home or the venue with music, dancing and the dhol, and is received by her family.

## What is the doli at a Punjabi wedding?

The ਡੋਲੀ (doli) is the bride's farewell departure from her parents' home after the wedding. It is the most emotional moment of the celebrations, marked by songs of parting.

## Related words

[ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜanand karajSikh wedding ceremony; ceremony of blissful union](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/anand-karaj/)[ਲਾਵਾਂlaavanThe four wedding hymns of the Anand Karaj](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/laavan/)[ਬਰਾਤbaraatGroom’s wedding procession](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/baraat/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋPunjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਸੰਗੀਤ ਤੇ ਨਾਚ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦSangeet te Naach de ShabdPunjabi music words: bhangra, giddha, jhumar, dhol, tumbi, rabab, algoza and kirtan in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-music-words/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇPunjabi RishtePunjabi family terms: every relation on the father's side, the mother's side and by marriage](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-family-terms/)[ਸ਼ਗਨshagunauspicious gift of money or goods given as a blessing, especially at a wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/shagun/)[ਕੁੜਮਾਈkurmaithe formal Punjabi engagement ceremony, also called sagai](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kurmai/)[ਮਹਿੰਦੀmehndihenna: the reddish brown dye from henna leaves, and the art of painting it on hands and feet](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mehndi/)[ਚੂੜਾchoodathe bride's set of red and white wedding bangles, gifted by her maternal uncle and aunt](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chooda/)

Sources (2)
1. [Punjabi language and alphabets, Omniglot](https://www.omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm)
2. [Learn Punjabi: the guided path, Jugti Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)
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On this page[In short](#in-short)[How it's used](#how-used)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ](#pa-meaning)[The wedding and its stages](#s-k1)[How to use these words](#s-k9)[What is a Sikh wedding called in Punjabi?](#s-k14)[What does baraat mean?](#s-k16)[What is the doli at a Punjabi wedding?](#s-k18)

Related words[ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ anand karajSikh wedding ceremony; ceremony of blissful union](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/anand-karaj/)[ਲਾਵਾਂ laavanThe four wedding hymns of the Anand Karaj](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/laavan/)[ਬਰਾਤ baraatGroom’s wedding procession](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/baraat/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋ Punjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਸੰਗੀਤ ਤੇ ਨਾਚ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ Sangeet te Naach de ShabdPunjabi music words: bhangra, giddha, jhumar, dhol, tumbi, rabab, algoza and kirtan in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-music-words/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇ Punjabi RishtePunjabi family terms: every relation on the father's side, the mother's side and by marriage](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-family-terms/)[ਸ਼ਗਨ shagunauspicious gift of money or goods given as a blessing, especially at a wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/shagun/)[ਕੁੜਮਾਈ kurmaithe formal Punjabi engagement ceremony, also called sagai](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kurmai/)[ਮਹਿੰਦੀ mehndihenna: the reddish brown dye from henna leaves, and the art of painting it on hands and feet](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mehndi/)[ਚੂੜਾ choodathe bride's set of red and white wedding bangles, gifted by her maternal uncle and aunt](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chooda/)

[A Punjabi wordਡੋਲੀdolibride's palanquin, bride's farewell departure](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/doli/)

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