ਉਸਤਰਾ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian استره (ustura). Compare Hindi उस्तरा (ustarā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ਉਸਤਰਾ • (ustarā) m (Shahmukhi spelling اُسترا)
- a razor
- (figurative) a smart, or clever person
Declension edit
| Declension of ਉਸਤਰਾ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਉਸਤਰਾ (usatrā) | |
| dir. pl. | ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਉਸਤਰਾ (usatrā) | ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) |
| oblique | ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) | ਉਸਤਰਿਆਂ (usatriā̃) |
| vocative | ਉਸਤਰਿਆ (usatriā) | ਉਸਤਰਿਓ (usatrio) |
| ablative | ਉਸਤਰਿਓਂ (usatriõ) | — |
| locative | ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) | — |
| instrumental | ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) | — |
References edit
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਉਸਤਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.