ਧੀਅ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr?
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā
    Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ)
    Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā)
    Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr, possibly from *dʰewgʰ- + *-tḗr. Compare Old Gujarati धूय (dhūya, “daughter”, nominative singular feminine), Old Marathi 𑘠𑘳𑘪𑘰 (dhuvā).

    Noun

    ਧੀਅ (dhīa) f

    1. daughter

    Descendants

    • Punjabi: dhī
      Gurmukhi script: ਧੀ
      Shahmukhi script: دھی

    Further reading

    • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਧੀਅ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 162
    • “ਧੀਅ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duhitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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