See also: ਦਿਲੁ

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دل (dil). First attested as Old Punjabi ਦਿਲੁ (dilu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪ɪl/
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Noun

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ਦਿਲ (dilm (Shahmukhi spelling دِل)

  1. heart
    Synonyms: ਜਿਗਰਾ (jigrā), ਹੀਆਂ (hīā̃)
  2. (figuratively) soul; spirit, valor
  3. (figuratively) feelings, emotions

Declension

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Declension of ਦਿਲ
dir. sg. ਦਿਲ (dil)
dir. pl. ਦਿਲ (dil)
singular plural
direct ਦਿਲ (dil) ਦਿਲ (dil)
oblique ਦਿਲ (dil) ਦਿਲਾਂ (dilā̃)
vocative ਦਿਲਾ (dilā) ਦਿਲੋ (dilo)
ablative ਦਿਲੋਂ (dilõ)
locative ਦਿਲੇ (dile) ਦਿਲੀਂ (dilī̃)
instrumental ਦਿਲੇ (dile) ਦਿਲੀਂ (dilī̃)
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Further reading

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