1. ਨਾਨਕ: This form refers to Guru Nanak Dev Ji, often appearing as a seal or signature mark, and it conveys the meaning “O Nanak.” The variants ਨਾਨਕਾ or ਨਾਨਕਹ have the same meaning.
2. ਨਾਨਕੁ: This form is used when speaking about or referring to Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Variations like ਨਾਨਕੋ and ਨਾਨਕੈ also convey the same meaning.
3. ਨਾਨਕਿ: This form means “Nanak did” or “by Nanak,” indicating that an action was performed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Note: If the word Nanak is accompanied by a Sambandhak (possessive or relational word) such as ਕਾ, ਕਉ, ਕੇ, ਕੀ, the ‘ਕ’ in ਨਾਨਕ becomes mukta, meaning Aunkad(ੁ) is dropped.
Meaning: ਨਾਨਕ ਨੂੰ, ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾ, ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾ etc.
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