Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa). Doublet of ਪੁਰਸ (puras).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ਪੁਰਖ (purakhm (Shahmukhi spelling پرکھ)

  1. a man, male human being

Declension edit

Declension of ਪੁਰਖ
dir. sg. ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)
dir. pl. ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)
singular plural
direct ਪੁਰਖ (purakh) ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)
oblique ਪੁਰਖ (purakh) ਪੁਰਖਾਂ (purkhā̃)
vocative ਪੁਰਖਾ (purkhā) ਪੁਰਖੋ (purkho)
ablative ਪੁਰਖੋਂ (purkhõ)
locative ਪੁਰਖੇ (purkhe) ਪੁਰਖੀਂ (purkhī̃)
instrumental ਪੁਰਖੇ (purkhe) ਪੁਰਖੀਂ (purkhī̃)

References edit

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੁਰਖ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.