ਹੀਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦiːɾaː]

Noun

ਹੀਰਾ • (hīrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling حیرا)

  1. diamond, gem
  2. (informal) a decent person

Declension

Declension of ਹੀਰਾ
singular plural
direct ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) ਹੀਰੇ (hīre)
oblique ਹੀਰੇ (hīre) ਹੀਰਿਆਂ (hīriā̃)
vocative ਹੀਰਿਆ (hīriā) ਹੀਰਿਓ (hīrio)
ablative ਹੀਰਿਓਂ (hīriõ) —
locative ਹੀਰੇ (hīre) —
instrumental ਹੀਰੇ (hīre) —

References

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