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

Noun

ਧੀ • (dhīf (Shahmukhi spelling دھی)

  1. daughter

Declension

Declension of ਧੀ
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