ننان

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नानान्दृ (nánāndṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nə.nä̃ːɳə̆/

Noun

نَناݨ • (nanāṇ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਨਾਣ)

1. sister in law (husband's younger sister)

Declension

Declension of ننان
dir. sg.	نَناݨ (nanāṇ)
dir. pl.	نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	نَناݨ (nanāṇ)	نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
oblique	نَناݨ (nanāṇ)	نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
vocative	نَناݨے (nanāṇe)	نَناݨو (nanāṇo)
ablative	نَناݨوں (nanāṇoṉ)	نَناݨاں (nanāṇāṉ)
locative	نَناݨی (nanāṇī)	نَناݨِیں (nanāṇīṉ)
instrumental	نَناݨِیں (nanāṇīṉ)	نَناݨے (nanāṇe)

Further reading

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