ਦਾਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दास (dāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪aːsə̆]

Noun

ਦਾਸ • (dās) m (Shahmukhi spelling داس)

1. servant, slave
2. dependant, subject
3. follower
4. disciple

Declension

Declension of ਦਾਸ
dir. sg.	ਦਾਸ (dās)
dir. pl.	ਦਾਸ (dās)
	singular	plural
direct	ਦਾਸ (dās)	ਦਾਸ (dās)
oblique	ਦਾਸ (dās)	ਦਾਸਾਂ (dāsā̃)
vocative	ਦਾਸਾ (dāsā)	ਦਾਸੋ (dāso)
ablative	ਦਾਸੋਂ (dāsõ)	—
locative	ਦਾਸੇ (dāse)	ਦਾਸੀਂ (dāsī̃)
instrumental	ਦਾਸੇ (dāse)	ਦਾਸੀਂ (dāsī̃)

Derived terms

• ਦਾਸਪੁਣ (dāspuṇ)

 

References

• “ਦਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• “ਦਾਸ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਾਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.