Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡 (roaṇa), from Sanskrit रोदन (rodana).

Noun edit

ਰੋਣ (roṇm (Shahmukhi spelling رون)

  1. weeping, crying

Declension edit

Declension of ਰੋਣ
dir. sg. ਰੋਣ (roṇ)
dir. pl. ਰੋਣ (roṇ)
singular plural
direct ਰੋਣ (roṇ) ਰੋਣ (roṇ)
oblique ਰੋਣ (roṇ) ਰੋਣਾਂ (roṇā̃)
vocative ਰੋਣਾ (roṇā) ਰੋਣੋ (roṇo)
ablative ਰੋਣੋਂ (roṇõ)
locative ਰੋਣੇ (roṇe) ਰੋਣੀਂ (roṇī̃)
instrumental ਰੋਣੇ (roṇe) ਰੋਣੀਂ (roṇī̃)

Further reading edit

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rodana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰੋਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 972.
  • ਰੋਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024