ਅਸਥੀ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅਸਤੀ (asatī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi, “bone”), possibly through an intermediary.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /əs.t̪ʰiː/

Noun

ਅਸਥੀ • (asathī) f (Shahmukhi spelling استھی)

1. bone or ashes of a cremated person, usually plural (ਅਸਥੀਆਂ, asthīā̃)

Declension

Declension of ਅਸਥੀ
dir. sg.	ਅਸਥੀ (asathī)
dir. pl.	ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਅਸਥੀ (asathī)	ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
oblique	ਅਸਥੀ (asathī)	ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
vocative	ਅਸਥੀਏ (asathīē)	ਅਸਥੀਓ (asathīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

“ਅਸਥੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024