Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit नानान्दृ (nánāndṛ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نَناݨ (nanāṇf (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਨਾਣ)

  1. sister in law (husband's sister)

Declension edit

Declension of ننان
dir. sg. نَناݨ (nanāṇ)
dir. pl. نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
singular plural
direct نَناݨ (nanāṇ) نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
oblique نَناݨ (nanāṇ) نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
vocative نَناݨے (nanāṇe) نَناݨو (nanāṇo)
ablative نَناݨوں (nanāṇoṉ)
locative نَناݨے (nanāṇe) نَناݨِیں (nanāṇīṉ)
instrumental نَناݨے (nanāṇe) نَناݨِیں (nanāṇīṉ)

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ننان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ننان”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024