ਜੇਠ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeʈᵊ]

Noun

ਜੇਠ • (jeṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)

1. Jyestha (the third month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
2. husband's elder brother, brother-in-law

   Synonym: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)

Declension

Declension of ਜੇਠ
dir. sg.	ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
dir. pl.	ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
	singular	plural
direct	ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)	ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
oblique	ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)	ਜੇਠਾਂ (jeṭhā̃)
vocative	ਜੇਠਾ (jeṭhā)	ਜੇਠੋ (jeṭho)
ablative	ਜੇਠੋਂ (jeṭhõ)	—
locative	ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe)	ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)
instrumental	ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe)	ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)

References

• “ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024