ਧੀ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀤𑀸 (dhīdā)), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ). Cognate with poetic Hindi धिया (dhiyā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: tī̀ IPA(key): /t̪iː˨/
- Rhymes: -iː˨
Noun
ਧੀ • (dhī) f (Shahmukhi spelling دھی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਧੀ (dhī) | ਧੀਆਂ (dhīā̃) |
| oblique | ਧੀ (dhī) | ਧੀਆਂ (dhīā̃) |
| vocative | ਧੀਏ (dhīē) | ਧੀਓ (dhīo) |
| ablative | ਧੀਓਂ (dhīõ) | ਧੀਆਂ (dhīā̃) |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
References
- “ਧੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duhitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press