ਗੱਭਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit ग॒र्भिणी॑ (garbhíṇī)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀪𑀺𑀦𑀻 (gabhinī)
    Prakrit 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀡𑀻 (gabbhiṇī)
    Apabhramsa गब्भिणी (gabbhiṇī)
    Punjabi ਗੱਭਣ (gabbhaṇ)

    Inherited from Apabhramsa गब्भिणी (gabbhiṇī), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀡𑀻 (gabbhiṇī), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀪𑀺𑀦𑀻 (gabhinī /⁠gabbhinī⁠/), from Sanskrit ग॒र्भिणी॑ (garbhíṇī).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡəbː.əɳə̆/
    • Hyphenation: ਗੱਭ‧ਣ

    Adjective

    ਗੱਭਣ • (gabbhaṇ) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling گَبَّھݨ)[2][3]

    1. pregnant (especially of animals)
      Synonym: ਹਾਮਲਾ (hāmlā)

    References

    More information
    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “garbhíṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 217: “P. gabbhaṇ (usu. of animals)”
    2. ^ “ਗੱਭਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    3. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੱਭਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 350.

    Further reading

    • “ਗਭਣ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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