Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/saah-sukkna/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਣਾ saah sukkna Say it**SAAH SUKK-na**Type**Saying**Shahmukhiساہ سکھنا In short The breath drying up, the Punjabi phrase for sheer terror, when fear stops your breathing. ## How it's used 1. 1ਚੋਰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਗਿਆ।Seeing the thief, I was terrified. 2. 2ਅਚਾਨਕ ਧਮਾਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਗਿਆ।The sudden blast left everyone frozen with fear. 3. 3ਉਸ ਦੀ ਧਮਕੀ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਗਿਆ।Hearing his threat, my breath dried up with fear. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਬਹੁਤ ਡਰ ਜਾਣਾ। ਜਦੋਂ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਮੂੰਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਛਾਤੀ ਹਵਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੈ ਸਕਦੀ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭੂਤ-ਕਥਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹੀ ਉਹ ਪਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਨਾਇਕ ਦਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਡਰਾਵਣੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਬਣਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Literal meaning Saah is breath, sukkna is to dry up. The literal image is of the breath drying in the throat, the mouth gone dry, the chest unable to draw air, the body frozen by fear. It is fear at its most physical: not a thought but a seizure of the lungs. ## What it really means The saying means to be terrified, scared out of one's wits. A child facing a beating, a traveller facing robbers, anyone facing sudden danger, their breath dries up. It describes the peak of fear, the moment before flight or freeze. Lesser scares merely worry; this one stops the breath. ## Cultural context Punjabi ghost stories and tales of danger are built on this phrase, the moment the hero's breath dries is the moment the audience holds its own. It is the standard measure of a truly frightening tale. In everyday speech it is used with dramatic flair: 'mera taan saah sukk gaya' turns any close call, a near accident, a sudden shout, into a story worth telling. ## What does saah sukkna mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "To be terrified; breath drying up". ## How is saah sukkna used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਚੋਰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਗਿਆ।, "Seeing the thief, I was terrified.". Another example from the entry: ਅਚਾਨਕ ਧਮਾਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਗਿਆ।, "The sudden blast left everyone frozen with fear.". ## How do you pronounce saah sukkna? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "SAAH SUKK-na". ## What is the Shahmukhi spelling of saah sukkna? The entry gives the Shahmukhi spelling as ساہ سکھنا. ## ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਣਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਬਹੁਤ ਡਰ ਜਾਣਾ। ## ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਣਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਚੋਰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਗਿਆ। ## ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕਣਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਜਦੋਂ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਸਾਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਮੂੰਹ ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਛਾਤੀ ਹਵਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੈ ਸਕਦੀ। ## Related words [ਹਵਾhawawind; air](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/hawa/) Sources (3) 1. 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