Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Doublet of ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚ʈʰiː]

Noun edit

ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhīf (Shahmukhi spelling چِٹّھِی)

  1. a letter, note
  2. certificate
  3. order

Declension edit

Declension of ਚਿੱਠੀ
dir. sg. ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī)
dir. pl. ਚਿੱਠੀਆਂ (ciṭṭhīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī) ਚਿੱਠੀਆਂ (ciṭṭhīā̃)
oblique ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī) ਚਿੱਠੀਆਂ (ciṭṭhīā̃)
vocative ਚਿੱਠੀਏ (ciṭṭhīē) ਚਿੱਠੀਓ (ciṭṭhīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References edit

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿੱਠੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.