سوہرا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀲𑀼𑀭 (sasura), from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”). Cognate with Urdu سُسَر (susar).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sɔː˦.ɾäː/ Phonetic: sɔ̄́rā
Rhymes: -äː, -ɾäː

Noun

سَوہْرا • (sauhrā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹੁਰਾ)

father-in-law
Coordinate term: سَسّ (sass, “mother-in-law”)
(in the plural) father-in-laws (family / house)

Declension

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Declension of سوہرا
dir. sg.	سَوہرا (sauhrā)
dir. pl.	سَوہرے (sauhre)
	singular	plural
direct	سَوہرا (sauhrā)	سَوہرے (sauhre)
oblique	سَوہرے (sauhre)	سَوہریاں (sauhreyāṉ)
vocative	سَوہریا (sauhreyā)	سَوہریو (sauhreyo)
ablative	سَوہریوں (sauhreyoṉ)	—
locative	سَوہرے (sauhre)	—
instrumental	سَوہرے (sauhre)	—

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سَوہرا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“سَوہرا”, in پنجابی لغت (in Punjabi), Pakistan: Center for Language Engineering, (Can we date this quote?).
“ਸਹੁਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śváśura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 739

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