ਸੋਹਿ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਸੋਹਾਇ (sohāi)

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀤𑀺 (sohadi)), from Sanskrit शोभति (śóbhati). Compare Old Marathi 𑘫𑘻𑘥𑘜𑘹 (śobhaṇe).

Verb

ਸੋਹਿ (sohi) (intransitive)

1. to shine; look beautiful

Descendants

• Punjabi: sohṇā

  Gurmukhi script: ਸੋਹਣਾ

  Shahmukhi script: سوہݨا

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸੋਹਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 58.
• “ਸੋਹਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śṓbhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733