ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
samassia
The Punjabi word for "problem" is ਸਮੱਸਿਆ (samassia).
ਸਮੱਸਿਆ is used to denote a difficulty or a problem.
Meaning: difficulty (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of ਸਮੱਸਿਆ is ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ.
How do you pronounce it?
samassia
Did you know?
- If a problem is unsolvable, a Punjabi speaker might use the adjective 'suljhi na sakne' (unknottable) rather than just saying the 'problem' is big.
- The word ਸਮੱਸਿਆ is a direct descendant of the Sanskrit word samasyā, which originally referred to a 'question' or a 'doubt' in a philosophical debate.
- When someone has a 'problem' in the sense of a grudge or a personal issue with another person, Punjabi speakers use the word ਮਸਲਾ (masla), borrowed from Arabic via Persian.
Examples in context
- ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ (Us nu ik sammasiya hai)He is facing a problem
- ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ।ih ek vaḍī samasiā hai.This is a big problem.
- ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਆ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।mainū ek samasiā ā rahī hai.I am having a problem.
- ਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ?kī tuhānu kōī samasiā hai?Do you have any problem?
Example conversation
Gurpreet and Preet are talking about a broken computer.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਮੇਰਾ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਕੰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ।Mērā kampyūṭar kamm nahīṁ kar rahā.My computer is not working.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਕੀ ਕੋਈ ਵੱਡੀ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ?Kī kōī vaḍḍī samasyā hai?Is it a big problem?
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਹਾਂ, ਇਹ ਚੱਲ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਿਹਾ।Hāṁ, iha chall hī nahīṁ rahā.Yes, it is not starting at all.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹਾਂ।Main tuhāḍī madad kar sakdī hāṁ.I can help you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ਸਮੱਸਿਆ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
