ਧੁੱਪ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Punjabi ਧੂਪ (dhūpa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (*dhuppā).[1]

    Noun

    ਧੁੱਪ • (dhuppaf (Shahmukhi spelling دُھپّ)

    1. sunshine, sunlight
      Antonym: ਛਾਂ (chā̃)

    Declension

    Declension of ਧੁੱਪ
    singular plural
    direct ਧੁੱਪ (dhuppa) ਧੁੱਪਾਂ (dhuppā̃)
    oblique ਧੁੱਪ (dhuppa) ਧੁੱਪਾਂ (dhuppā̃)
    vocative ਧੁੱਪੇ (dhuppe) ਧੁੱਪੋ (dhuppo)
    ablative ਧੁੱਪੋਂ (dhuppõ) ਧੁੱਪਿਆੰ (dhuppiā̃)
    locative ਧੁੱਪੇ (dhuppe) ਧੁੱਪੀਂ (dhuppī̃)
    instrumental ਧੁੱਪੇ (dhuppe) ਧੁੱਪੀਂ (dhuppī̃)

    Derived terms

    • ਧੁੱਪ ਘੜੀ f (dhuppa ghaṛī, sundial)
    • ਧੁੱਪ ਛਾਂ f (dhuppa chā̃, vicissitudes of life)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhuppā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 390:P. WPah. dhupp f. 'sunshine'

    Further reading

    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਧੁੱਪ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 316.
    • ਧੁੱਪ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025