Punjabi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

سَکھی (sakhīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. female friend, companion
Declension edit
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Declension of سکھی
dir. sg. سَکھی (sakhī)
dir. pl. سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
oblique سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
vocative سَکھِیے (sakhiye) سَکھِیو (sakhīv)
ablative سَکھِیوں (sakhīvṉ)
locative
instrumental

Etymology 2 edit

Corrupted from Classical Persian سخی (saxī), itself from Arabic سَخِي (saḵī).

Adjective edit

سَکھی (sakhī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. generous, benevolent
Usage notes edit

Typically used to describe females or feminine nouns.

References edit

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