Punjabi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi, bone), possibly through an intermediary.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ਅਸਥੀ (asathīf (Shahmukhi spelling استھی)

  1. bone or ashes of a cremated person, usually plural (ਅਸਥੀਆਂ, asthīā̃)

Declension edit

Declension of ਅਸਥੀ
dir. sg. ਅਸਥੀ (asathī)
dir. pl. ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਅਸਥੀ (asathī) ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
oblique ਅਸਥੀ (asathī) ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
vocative ਅਸਥੀਏ (asathīē) ਅਸਥੀਓ (asathīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References edit

ਅਸਥੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024