ਪਾਣੀ

See also: ਪੀਣਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਪਾਨੀ (pānī), ਵਾਣੀ (vāṇī, compounding form)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-

Sanskrit पा (pā)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas

Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)

Sanskrit -अनीय (-anīya)

Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa)

Old Punjabi ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya), from पा (pā) + -अनीय (-anīya). Cognate with Old Hindi पांनी (pā̃nī), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘲 (pāṇī), Old Gujarati पाणी (pāṇī).

Noun

ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī) m

1. water

   Synonyms: ਅਪੁ (apu), ਅੰਭੁ (ambhu), ਆਬ (āba), ਉਦਕੁ (udaku), ਜਲੁ (jalu), ਤੋਆ (toā), ਪਰਸਾ (parasā), ਸਲਲੁ (salalu)

Descendants

• Pahari-Potwari: پاݨِی (pānī)
• Punjabi: pāṇī

  Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਣੀ

  Shahmukhi script: پاݨِی

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਾਣੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 190
• “ਪਾਣੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pānīˊya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 456

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਪਾਣਿ (pāṇi)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”). Cognate with Hindustani پانی (pānī) / पानी (pānī), Nepali पानी (pānī), Assamese পানী (pani), Bengali পানি (pani), Odia ପାଣି (pāṇi), Gujarati પાણી (pāṇī), Marathi पाणी (pāṇī), Romani pani, Sindhi پاڻي, Kashmiri پوٗنؠ (pūn').

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /päː.ɳiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: ਪਾ‧ਣੀ

Noun

ਪਾਣੀ • (pāṇī) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاݨِی)

1. (chiefly) water, aqua

   Synonyms: ਜਲ (jal), ਆਬ (āba), ਪਰਸਾ (parsā)

   ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ

   mainū̃ pāṇī de

   Give me water.

   ( casual command ) ( colloquially, word order may change )

2. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇਓ

   mainū̃ pāṇī deo

   Give me water.

   ( respectful command )( colloquially, word order may change )
3. juice, whey, extract
4. drivel, drool
5. watery substance, liquid

Declension

Declension of ਪਾਣੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
oblique	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)	ਪਾਣੀਆਂ (pāṇīā̃)
vocative	ਪਾਣੀਆ (pāṇīā)	ਪਾਣੀਓ (pāṇīo)
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locative	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
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