زنانی

Punjabi

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانى (zanānī), from زنان (zanān, “women”) +‎ ی (-ī). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence Classical Sanskrit जानि (jāni)). Compare Persian زنانه (zanâna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi, Pakistan) IPA^(key): /zə.nɑː.niː/
• (rustic, India) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.nɑː.niː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

زَنانی • (zanānī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ)

1. a woman, female human
2. wife

Declension

Declension of زنانی
dir. sg.	زَنانی (zanānī)
dir. pl.	زَنانِیاں (zanānīyāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	زَنانی (zanānī)	زَنانِیاں (zanānīyāṉ)
oblique	زَنانی (zanānī)	زَنانِیاں (zanānīyāṉ)
vocative	زَنانِیے (zanāniye)	زَنانِیو (zanānīv)
ablative	زَنانِیوں (zanānīvṉ)	زَنانِیاں (zanānīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

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