ਸੋਹਿ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਸੋਹਾਇ (sohāi)

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀤𑀺 (sohadi)), from Sanskrit शोभति (śóbhati). Compare Old Marathi 𑘫𑘻𑘥𑘜𑘹 (śobhaṇe).

Verb

ਸੋਹਿ (sohi) (intransitive)

  1. to shine; look beautiful

Descendants

  • Punjabi: sohṇā
    Gurmukhi script: ਸੋਹਣਾ
    Shahmukhi script: سوہݨا

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸੋਹਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 58
  • “ਸੋਹਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śṓbhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733
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