ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਦਾੜੀ (dāṛī /⁠dāṛhī⁠/), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā).

Noun

ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ • (dāṛhī) f (Shahmukhi spelling داڑھی)

1. beard (facial hair)

Declension

Declension of ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ
dir. sg.	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī)
dir. pl.	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ (dāṛhīā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī)	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ (dāṛhīā̃)
oblique	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī)	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ (dāṛhīā̃)
vocative	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਏ (dāṛhīē)	ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਓ (dāṛhīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਾਡ਼੍ਹੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 275.
• “ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 358