From [[ChatGPT]]. I wanted to save this to my list of [[Gurbani concepts, metaphors, and grammar]]. This was also explained by [[Satpal Singh]] in his english katha of [[21 - ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤਪੁ ਦਇਆ ਦਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥|Pauree 21 of Jap Ji Sahib]], but I need to go back and re-listen to that to capture it. | **Spelling** | **Meaning** | **Usage / Notes** | | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **ਵਾਰੁ** | 1. Composition <br>2. Day (of the week) | Masculine singular form; used in titles (e.g. ਆਸਾ ਕੀ ਵਾਰੁ) or when naming days (e.g. ਸੋਮਵਾਰੁ) | | **ਵਾਰ** | 1. Turn / Occasion <br>2. Simplified poetic form of ਵਾਰੁ | Used when referring to karmic chance, rebirth, or time; also appears in poetic meter | | **ਵਾਰਿ** | 1. Oblique form (with postpositions) <br>2. “At the moment/time” | Appears with postpositions like “ਵਾਰਿ ਵਾਰਿ”, or in poetic lines like “ਇਸੁ ਵਾਰਿ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ” | | **ਵਾਰੀ** | 1. Sacrifice / Devoted offering <br>2. Feminine form | Expresses loving surrender: “ਵਾਰੀ ਜਾਉ” = I sacrifice myself for you | | **ਵਾਰਾਂ** | Plural of ਵਾਰੁ (multiple compositions or days) | Used in headings or when referring to several vaars or multiple days | | **ਵਾਰਹੁ** | “From the vaar” – Ablative case | Indicates origin or separation (e.g. “ਵਾਰਹੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਹੋਆ” = “The day has come from the vaar”) |