دھوڑ

See also: دُھوڑ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀻 (dhūlī), from Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂lis, from *dʰewh₂- (smoke).

Pronunciation

Noun

دُھوڑ • (dhūṛf (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੂੜ)

  1. dust (in the air)
  2. grit, fine powder

Declension

Declension of دھوڑ
singular plural
direct دُھوڑ (dhūṛ) دُھوڑاں (dhūṛāṉ)
oblique دُھوڑ (dhūṛ) دُھوڑاں (dhūṛāṉ)
vocative دُھوڑے (dhūṛe) دُھوڑو (dhūṛo)
ablative دُھوڑوں (dhūṛoṉ) دُھوڑاں (dhūṛāṉ)
locative دُھوڑی (dhūṛī) دُھوڑِیں (dhūṛīṉ)
instrumental دُھوڑِیں (dhūṛīṉ) دُھوڑے (dhūṛe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دھُوڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਧੂੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhūḍi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press