ڈین

See also: دين and دین

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī), from Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākínī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɖɛːɳə̆/

Noun

ڈَیݨ • (ḍaiṇ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਡੈਣ)

1. witch; hag; sorceress

Declension

Declension of ڈین
dir. sg.	ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇ)
dir. pl.	ڈَیݨاں (ḍaiṇāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇ)	ڈَیݨاں (ḍaiṇāṉ)
oblique	ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇ)	ڈَیݨاں (ḍaiṇāṉ)
vocative	ڈَیݨے (ḍaiṇe)	ڈَیݨو (ḍaiṇo)
ablative	ڈَیݨوں (ḍaiṇoṉ)	—
locative	ڈَیݨے (ḍaiṇe)	ڈَیݨِیں (ḍaiṇīṉ)
instrumental	ڈَیݨے (ḍaiṇe)	ڈَیݨِیں (ḍaiṇīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈَیݨ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਡੈਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍākínī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 311