Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī). Doublet of ਸੂਆ (sūā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਸੂਈ (sūīf (Shahmukhi spelling سُوئِی)

  1. needle

Declension

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Declension of ਸੂਈ
dir. sg. ਸੂਈ (sūī)
dir. pl. ਸੂਈਆਂ (sūīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਸੂਈ (sūī) ਸੂਈਆਂ (sūīā̃)
oblique ਸੂਈ (sūī) ਸੂਈਆਂ (sūīā̃)
vocative ਸੂਈਏ (sūīē) ਸੂਈਓ (sūīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References

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