Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Daljit
ਦਲਜੀਤSay it DUL-jeet
- Meaning today
- Conqueror of armies, victorious group
- Original meaning
- "dal (army) joined with jīt (victory)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- DUL-jeet
- Written
- ਦਲਜੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Daljeet
Daljit
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Daljit meaning
Daljit (ਦਲਜੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Dal (army) joined with jīt (victory)
Also used to mean: conqueror of armies, victorious group
Daljit (ਦਲਜੀਤ) joins dal with jīt, victory. The Mahan Kosh gives dal many senses, among them a leaf or petal, a group, and an army; in this name it is read as army, giving "conqueror of armies". Some lists prefer "victorious group". Daljit and Daljeet are both used, for men and women. The singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh was born Daljit and changed one letter of his name early in his career.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਦਲ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਦਲ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 180 (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Diljit Dosanjh
How the name is built
- Dal ਦਲ: army; a group or company; also a leaf or petal
Mahan Kosh - Jit / jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 180
Spellings
Daljit · Daljeet