ਸੋਹਣਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਸ਼ੋਹਣਾ (śohṇā), ਸ਼ੋਣਾ (śoṇā), ਸੋਣਾ (soṇā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit सोहण (sohaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana, “beautiful”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sṓṇā IPA(key): /soː˦.ɳäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
ਸੋਹਣਾ • (sohṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling سوہݨا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਸੋਹਣਾ (sohṇā) | ਸੋਹਣੇ (sohṇe) | ਸੋਹਣੀ (sohṇī) | ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ (sohṇīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਸੋਹਣੇ (sohṇe) | ਸੋਹਣਿਆਂ (sohṇiā̃) | ਸੋਹਣੀ (sohṇī) | ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ (sohṇīā̃) | |
References
- “ਸੋਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śōbhaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733