Alahunian (Gurmukhi ਅਲਾਹਣੀਆ), is the name given to the Bani by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is a composition in measure Vadahans in the Guru Granth Sahib on Page 578, Line 18 to Page 585, Line 10. Alahni (singular) is rarely used in deference to its plural form Alahnian. This refers to a dirge (funeral song) wailingly sung in chorus by women mourning the death of a close relation. Etymologically, the word means an "utterance in praise of a departed person".