Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀤𑀸 (dhīdā)), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ). Cognate with poetic Hindi धिया (dhiyā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ਧੀ (dhīf (Shahmukhi spelling دھی)

  1. daughter

Declension edit

Declension of ਧੀ
dir. sg. ਧੀ (dhī)
dir. pl. ਧੀਆਂ (dhīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਧੀ (dhī) ਧੀਆਂ (dhīā̃)
oblique ਧੀ (dhī) ਧੀਆਂ (dhīā̃)
vocative ਧੀਏ (dhīē) ਧੀਓ (dhīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References edit

  • ਧੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duhitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press