ਸੋਹਣਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਸ਼ੋਹਣਾ (śohṇā), ਸ਼ੋਣਾ (śoṇā), ਸੋਣਾ (soṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit सोहण (sohaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana, “beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sṓṇā IPA^(key): /soː˦.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

ਸੋਹਣਾ • (sohṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling سوہݨا)

1. handsome; beautiful

Declension

Declension of ਸੋਹਣਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਸੋਹਣਾ (sohṇā)	ਸੋਹਣੇ (sohṇe)		ਸੋਹਣੀ (sohṇī)	ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ (sohṇīā̃)
oblique	ਸੋਹਣੇ (sohṇe)	ਸੋਹਣਿਆਂ (sohṇiā̃)		ਸੋਹਣੀ (sohṇī)	ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ (sohṇīā̃)

References

• “ਸੋਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śōbhaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733