سوہرا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀲𑀼𑀭 (sasura), from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”). Cognate with Urdu سُسَر (susar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /sɔː˦.ɾäː/ Phonetic: sɔ̄́rā
- Rhymes: -äː, -ɾäː
Noun
سَوہْرا • (sauhrā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹੁਰਾ)
- father-in-law
- Coordinate term: سَسّ (sass, “mother-in-law”)
- (in the plural) father-in-laws (family / house)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سَوہرا (sauhrā) | سَوہرے (sauhre) |
| oblique | سَوہرے (sauhre) | سَوہریْاں (sauhriyāṉ) |
| vocative | سَوہریْا (sauhriyā) | سَوہریو (sauhreyo) |
| ablative | سَوہریوں (sauhreyoṉ) | سَوہریْاں (sauhriyāṉ) |
| locative | – | سَوہرِیں (sauhrīṉ) |
| instrumental | سَوہرے (sauhre) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سَوہرا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “سَوہرا”, in پنجابی لغت (in Punjabi), Pakistan: Center for Language Engineering, (Can we date this quote?).
- “ਸਹੁਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śváśura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 739