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title: sikh — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sikh» in the school dictionary: A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sikh

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**Who acts:** Sikh, person, religion, friend, We, Sikh temple · **What happens:** be, follow, begin, describe, do, visit · **To what, where:** person, Sikhism, Punjab region, things, Sikh, Sikh temple · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sikh» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sikh in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sikh.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:m1:1
# text = A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Sikh	sikh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Sikhism	Sikhism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Punjab	Punjab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	Pakistan	Pakistan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Sikh | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | present | a person | Sikhism |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sikhism=Theme |
| 3 | **begin** | past | a religion |  |  | the Punjab region of India and Pakistan |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, Sikh describes things to do with this religion, like a Sikh temple.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:m2:1
# text = As an adjective, Sikh describes things to do with this religion, like a Sikh temple.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Sikh	Sikh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Sikh | things |  |  |  | as a adjective | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Sikh *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with this religion; like a Sikh temple | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Harpreet is a Sikh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x1:1
# text = My friend Harpreet is a Sikh.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	Harpreet	Harpreet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Sikh	sikh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My friend | a Sikh |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a Sikh temple called a gurdwara.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x2:1
# text = We visited a Sikh temple called a gurdwara.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gurdwara	gurdwara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a Sikh temple |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a Sikh temple *not said here* | a gurdwara |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gurdwara=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the gurdwara everyone shared a free meal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x3:1
# text = At the gurdwara everyone shared a free meal.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	gurdwara	gurdwara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | everyone | a free meal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Sikh men wear a turban.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x4:1
# text = Many Sikh men wear a turban.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Many Sikh men | a turban |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turban=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sikhs follow the teachings of ten Gurus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x5:1
# text = Sikhs follow the teachings of ten Gurus.
1	Sikhs	sikh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teachings	teaching	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	Gurus	Gurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | Sikhs | the teachings of ten Gurus |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teaching=Theme |
| 2 | **teach** |  |  | ten Gurus |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Sikh holy book is called the Guru Granth Sahib.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x6:1
# text = The Sikh holy book is called the Guru Granth Sahib.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Guru	Guru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Granth	Granth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Sahib	Sahib	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the Sikh holy book |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class learnt about Sikh festivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sikh:x7:1
# text = Our class learnt about Sikh festivals.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  | about Sikh festivals | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about festival=Topic |

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