نیندر
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (ṇiddā), from Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /niːn.d̪əɾᵊ/
Noun
نِینْدَر • (nīndar) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੀਂਦਰ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نِینْدَر (nīndar) | نِینْدَراں (nīndarāṉ) |
| oblique | نِینْدَر (nīndar) | نِینْدَراں (nīndarāṉ) |
| vocative | نِینْدَرے (nīndare) | نِینْدَرو (nīndaro) |
| ablative | نِینْدَروں (nīndaroṉ) | نِینْدَراں (nīndarāṉ) |
| locative | نِینْدَری (nīndarī) | نِینْدَرِیں (nīndarīṉ) |
| instrumental | نِینْدَرِیں (nīndarīṉ) | نِینْدَرے (nīndare) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نِیندر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨੀਂਦਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nidrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press