Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/satnam/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਸਤਿਨਾਮ satnam Say it**sut-NAAM**Type**Noun** In short Satnam, 'True is the Name', declares that God's Name is the one eternal truth, and is chanted by Sikhs in meditation. ## How it's used 1. 1ਸੰਗਤ ਨੇ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕੀਤਾ।The congregation chanted 'Satnam Vaheguru'. 2. 2ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਹੀ ਸਦੀਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ।Satnam alone is the eternal truth. 3. 3ਉਹ ਮਾਲਾ 'ਤੇ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।He was repeating Satnam on his prayer beads. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ, ਸੱਚਾ ਨਾਮ। ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ੴ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਬਾਅਦ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ' ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਭਾਵ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੀ ਸਦੀਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ। ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਬਦਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਦਲਦਾ। ਸਿੱਖ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਤੱਕ। ਇਹ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਦਾ ਹੈ। ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਘਰ ਦੀ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸੇ। ## Meaning Satnam joins sat (truth, that which truly is) with naam (the Name). It is the second phrase of the Mool Mantar, immediately after Ik Oankar: the One Creator's Name is Truth, not a label but the eternal reality behind all appearances. Everything else changes; the Name does not. Satnam is also a mantra in its own right. Sikhs chant 'Satnam Vaheguru', the True Name, the Wondrous Lord, in Naam simran, sometimes for hours, letting the two words carry the mind past its chatter into stillness. Guru Nanak's teaching is that the Name is not merely spoken about God; repeated with love, it unites the speaker with God. ## Origin and history Satnam comes from the Mool Mantar, Guru Nanak's foundational revelation, and echoes through the whole of Gurbani, 'satnaam' appears hundreds of times across the scripture, in the hymns of the Gurus and the Bhagats alike. The pairing 'Satnam Vaheguru' as a chant belongs especially to the devotional life of the community: it is sung in divans, repeated on the mala (prayer beads), and taught to children as the simplest possible prayer, two words that contain everything. ## Cultural context Sikhs name children Satnam, Satnam Singh and Satnam Kaur, planting the word in the family's daily speech. In moments of fear or resolve, 'Satnam' is breathed like an anchor, the reminder that beneath whatever is happening, Truth stands. It is worth distinguishing Satnam from 'Sat Sri Akal', the better-known Sikh greeting, both honour truth, but Satnam is the Name itself, the object of meditation. ## What does satnam mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "True Name; God is Truth". Satnam joins sat (truth, that which truly is) with naam (the Name). It is the second phrase of the Mool Mantar, immediately after Ik Oankar: the One Creator's Name is Truth, not a label but the eternal reality behind all appearances. Everything else changes; the Name does not. ## How is satnam used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਸੰਗਤ ਨੇ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕੀਤਾ।, "The congregation chanted 'Satnam Vaheguru'.". Another example from the entry: ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਹੀ ਸਦੀਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ।, "Satnam alone is the eternal truth.". ## How do you pronounce satnam? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "sut-NAAM". ## Where would you hear satnam used? The entry lists its usage as "Sikh prayer". ## ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ, ਸੱਚਾ ਨਾਮ। ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ੴ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਬਾਅਦ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ' ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਭਾਵ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੀ ਸਦੀਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ। ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਬਦਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਦਲਦਾ। ## ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਸੰਗਤ ਨੇ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕੀਤਾ। ## ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਸਿੱਖ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਤੱਕ। ਇਹ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ (ੴ)ik oankarOne Universal Creator](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ik-oankar/)[ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂvaheguruWondrous Lord; Sikh name of God](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vaheguru/)[ਸਿਮਰਨsimranRemembrance of God](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/simran/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Mool Mantar) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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