Punjabi

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਬਾਣੀ (bāṇīf (Shahmukhi spelling باݨی)

  1. word, speech, language
  2. the devotional service of the Sikhs
  3. a sacred utterance (usually metrical) of a holy man, such as Kabir or one of the gurus

Declension

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Declension of ਬਾਣੀ
dir. sg. ਬਾਣੀ (bāṇī)
dir. pl. ਬਾਣੀਆਂ (bāṇīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਬਾਣੀ (bāṇī) ਬਾਣੀਆਂ (bāṇīā̃)
oblique ਬਾਣੀ (bāṇī) ਬਾਣੀਆਂ (bāṇīā̃)
vocative ਬਾਣੀਏ (bāṇīē) ਬਾਣੀਓ (bāṇīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

Derived terms

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References

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