ਪੁਰਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa). Doublet of ਪੁਰਸ (puras).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʊɾᵊkʰᵊ]

Noun

ਪੁਰਖ • (purakh) m (Shahmukhi spelling پرکھ)

1. a man, male human being

Declension

Declension of ਪੁਰਖ
dir. sg.	ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)
dir. pl.	ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)
	singular	plural
direct	ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)	ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)
oblique	ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)	ਪੁਰਖਾਂ (purkhā̃)
vocative	ਪੁਰਖਾ (purkhā)	ਪੁਰਖੋ (purkho)
ablative	ਪੁਰਖੋਂ (purkhõ)	—
locative	ਪੁਰਖੇ (purkhe)	ਪੁਰਖੀਂ (purkhī̃)
instrumental	ਪੁਰਖੇ (purkhe)	ਪੁਰਖੀਂ (purkhī̃)

References

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