جیٹھ
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyḗṣṭha).[1] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Noun
جیٹھ • (jeṭh) m (feminine جِٹھانی, Gurmukhi spelling ਜੇਠ)
- brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)
- Synonym: دیوَر (deyoar)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).[2] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Proper noun
جیٹھ • (jeṭh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੇਠ)
- Jyeshta (third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyaiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جیٹھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “جیٹھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Urdu
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Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeːʈʰ/
- Rhymes: -eːʈʰ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jeṭṭha, “elder brother”), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, “eldest brother, first, chief”).[1]
Noun
جیٹھ • (jeṭh) m (feminine جِٹھانی (jiṭhānī), Hindi spelling जेठ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | جیٹھ (jeṭh) | جیٹھ (jeṭh) |
| oblique | جیٹھ (jeṭh) | جیٹھوں (jeṭhõ) |
| vocative | جیٹھ (jeṭh) | جیٹھو (jeṭho) |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्यैष्ठ (jyaiṣṭha).[2] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Proper noun
جیٹھ • (jeṭh) m (Hindi spelling जेठ)
- Jyeshta; the third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar
See also
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyaiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
Further reading
- “جیٹھ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “جیٹھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “جٹهانی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 226
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “جتَهاني”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 470
- John Shakespear (1834) “جیٹھ”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC