Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਪਤਣੀ (patṇīf (Shahmukhi spelling پتنی)

  1. wife

Declension

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Declension of ਪਤਣੀ
dir. sg. ਪਤਣੀ (patṇī)
dir. pl. ਪਤਣੀਆਂ (patṇīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਪਤਣੀ (patṇī) ਪਤਣੀਆਂ (patṇīā̃)
oblique ਪਤਣੀ (patṇī) ਪਤਣੀਆਂ (patṇīā̃)
vocative ਪਤਣੀਏ (patṇīē) ਪਤਣੀਓ (patṇīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References

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