ਅੱਧ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s, from *h₁erdʰe (“separately, apart”) + *-os.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ə˩˥d̪ːə̆/
Noun
ਅੱਧ • (addha) m (Shahmukhi spelling ادھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਅੱਧ (addha) | ਅੱਧ (addha) |
| oblique | ਅੱਧ (addha) | ਅੱਧਾਂ (addhā̃) |
| vocative | ਅੱਧਾ (addhā) | ਅੱਧੋ (addho) |
| ablative | ਅੱਧੋਂ (addhõ) | — |
| locative | ਅੱਧੇ (addhe) | ਅੱਧੀਂ (addhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਅੱਧੇ (addhe) | ਅੱਧੀਂ (addhī̃) |
Derived terms
- ਅਧਕ (adhak)
Further reading
- “ਅੱਧ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press