ਮਜੀਠਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit माञ्जिष्ठ (māñjiṣṭha, “bright red”).

Adjective

ਮਜੀਠਾ • (majīṭhā) (Shahmukhi spelling مجیٹھا)

1. deep purple

   Synonym: ਸੂਹਾ (sūhā)

Declension

Declension of ਮਜੀਠਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਮਜੀਠਾ (majīṭhā)	ਮਜੀਠੇ (majīṭhe)		ਮਜੀਠੀ (majīṭhī)	ਮਜੀਠੀਆਂ (majīṭhīā̃)
oblique	ਮਜੀਠੇ (majīṭhe)	ਮਜੀਠਿਆਂ (majīṭhiā̃)		ਮਜੀਠੀ (majīṭhī)	ਮਜੀਠੀਆਂ (majīṭhīā̃)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māñjiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574