ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼
dhokhebaaz
The Punjabi word for cheater is ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ (dhokhebaaz).
ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ is used to describe someone who cheats, whether they are cheating in a game or committing actual fraud and betrayal in real life.
Meaning: someone who cheats (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ is an invariant noun, so it does not change its form to indicate plurality.
How do you pronounce it?
dhokhebaaz
Did you know?
- The word ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ is often used in Punjabi folk songs and poetry as a dramatic archetype of the 'unfaithful lover'.
- The word ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ is a hybrid, combining a Persian root for 'deception' with the suffix -ਬਾਜ਼ which is common in Indo-Persian languages.
- The suffix -ਬਾਜ਼ in ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ does not just mean 'one who does', but often implies a certain level of skill or expertise in that activity.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਆHe is a cheater.
- ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਹੈ।Oh ik bahut vadda dhokhebāz hai.He is a very big cheater.
- ਖੇਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੋ।Khed vich dhokhebāzāṃ tōṃ bachō.Avoid cheaters in the game.
- ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਤਾ ਲੱਗ ਗਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਹੈ।Mainū patā lagg giā ki oh dhokhebāz hai.I found out that he is a cheater.
Example conversation
Manpreet and Aman are discussing a person who broke their trust.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਕੀ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਹੈ?Kī tainū us utte bharōsā hai?Do you trust him?
- ਅਮਨ Amanਨਹੀਂ, ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਹੈ।Nahīṃ, oh ik dhokhebāz hai.No, he is a cheater.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ।Main vī us nū nahīṃ mann dī.I don't believe him either.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਸਾਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਰਹਿਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।Sanū us tōṃ dūr rahnā chāhidā hai.We should stay away from him.
