ਤੈਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Compare Hindi तुझ (tujh). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɛ̃ː/
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Pronoun

ਤੈਂ • (taĩ) (Shahmukhi spelling تیں) (obsolete in Majhi and Doabi)

  1. oblique of ਤੂੰ (tū̃, you, thou); thee (in conjunction with prepositions)
    Alternative form: ਤੈ- (tai-)
    ਤੈਂ 'ਤੇ ਕੀਤਾ
    taĩ 'te kītā
    [He] did it on you
  2. ergative of ਤੂੰ (tū̃, you, thou); by thee
    ਤੈਂ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਹੈ?
    taĩ vekhiā hai?
    Have you seen it?

Derived terms

  • ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainū̃, to thee)
  • ਤੈਥੋਂ (taithõ, from thee)
  • ਤੈਡਾ (taiḍā), ਤੈਂਡਾ (taiṇḍā, thy, thine)

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤੈਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤੈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.