ਦੇਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 (dedi)), from Sanskrit ददाति (dadāti).

Verb

ਦੇਣਾ • (deṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling دینا)

  1. to give
    Antonym: ਲੈਣਾ (laiṇā)
  2. (following an oblique infinitive verb) to allow, let
  3. auxiliary verb: to finally do; finish doing
  4. auxiliary verb: suggests that the action was completed and the benefit of the action flows away from the doer
    ਕਰ ਦੇਣਾkar deṇāto do (something completely; for someone else and not oneself)
    ਪੜ੍ਹ ਦੇਣਾpaṛh deṇāto read (for someone) or to read (completely)
    ਉਹਦੇ ਲਈ ਖਰੀਦ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਆਂuhade laī kharīd dittā ā̃I bought it for him

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • ਦੇਉਣਾ (deuṇā), ਦਿਉਣਾ (diuṇā)

References

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