Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਧਿਆਨ (dhiānam (Shahmukhi spelling دھیان)

  1. consideration, attention, contemplation, meditation, reflection, thought, advertency

Declension

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Declension of ਧਿਆਨ
dir. sg. ਧਿਆਨ (dhiāna)
dir. pl. ਧਿਆਨ (dhiāna)
singular plural
direct ਧਿਆਨ (dhiāna) ਧਿਆਨ (dhiāna)
oblique ਧਿਆਨ (dhiāna) ਧਿਆਨਾਂ (dhiānā̃)
vocative ਧਿਆਨਾ (dhiānā) ਧਿਆਨੋ (dhiāno)
ablative ਧਿਆਨੋਂ (dhiānõ)
locative ਧਿਆਨੇ (dhiāne) ਧਿਆਨੀਂ (dhiānī̃)
instrumental ਧਿਆਨੇ (dhiāne) ਧਿਆਨੀਂ (dhiānī̃)

References

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