English
Khalsa
Khalsa comes from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, from Arabic خَالِص ‘pure’, and ultimately from خَلَصَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَلَصَḵalaṣa‘to be pure, to be clear, to be free from’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentخَالِصḵāliṣ‘pure’
- Punjabimodernਖ਼ਾਲਸਾxālsā
- EnglishtodayKhalsa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَلَصَḵalaṣa‘to be pure, to be clear, to be free from’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentخَالِصḵāliṣ‘pure’
- Punjabimodernਖ਼ਾਲਸਾxālsā
- EnglishtodayKhalsa
Every English word from Arabic خَلَصَ
Today it means
noun Baptized Sikhs, taken collectively.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic خَلَصَ / Khalsa