ਸੇਠ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin). Doublet of ਸੇਠਣ (seṭhaṇ) and ਸੇਠਣੀ (seṭhṇī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [seːʈʰᵊ]

Noun

ਸੇਠ • (seṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سیٹھ)

  1. a wholesale merchant, banker
  2. a complimentary title given to Persians, Marwaris and others.

Declension

Declension of ਸੇਠ
singular plural
direct ਸੇਠ (seṭh) ਸੇਠ (seṭh)
oblique ਸੇਠ (seṭh) ਸੇਠਾਂ (seṭhā̃)
vocative ਸੇਠਾ (seṭhā) ਸੇਠੋ (seṭho)
ablative ਸੇਠੋਂ (seṭhõ) —
locative ਸੇਠੇ (seṭhe) ਸੇਠੀਂ (seṭhī̃)
instrumental ਸੇਠੇ (seṭhe) ਸੇਠੀਂ (seṭhī̃)

Proper noun

ਸੇਠ • (seṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سیٹھ)

  1. a surname, Seth

References

  • “ਸੇਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • “ਸੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਠ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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