ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਦਾੜੀ (dāṛī /dāṛhī/), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā).
Noun
ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ • (dāṛhī) f (Shahmukhi spelling داڑھی)
- beard (facial hair)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī) | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ (dāṛhīā̃) |
| oblique | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī) | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ (dāṛhīā̃) |
| vocative | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਏ (dāṛhīē) | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਓ (dāṛhīo) |
| ablative | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਓਂ (dāṛhīõ) | ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ (dāṛhīā̃) |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Further reading
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਾਡ਼੍ਹੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 275.
- “ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 358