ݙاہ

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀲 (dāsa, “knowing man”). Cognate with Sindhi ڏاھو (ḍ̠āho, “wise, clever”) and Gujarati ડાહ્યું (ḍāhyũ, “sane, reasonable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᶑaːɦ/

Noun

ݙاہ (ḏāh) f

1. news; information

   Synonym: خَبَر (xabar)

Derived terms

• ݙاہی (ḏāhī, “informant”)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāsa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 361