ઝીણું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀻𑀡 (jhīṇa); related to Sanskrit क्षीण (kṣīṇa). Cognate to Hindi झीना (jhīnā), Marathi झिणा (jhiṇā), Nepali झिनु (jhinu), Marwari झीणौ (jhīṇau), Punjabi ਝੀਣੀ (jhīṇī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʱi.ɳũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ઝી‧ણું
Adjective
ઝીણું • (jhīṇũ)
Declension
| singular | plural | locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oblique/vocative/ instrumental | |||||
| masculine | ઝીણો (jhīṇo) | ઝીણા (jhīṇā) | ઝીણા (jhīṇā) | ઝીણે (jhīṇe) | ||
| neuter | ઝીણું (jhīṇũ) | ઝીણા (jhīṇā) | ઝીણાં (jhīṇā̃) | ઝીણે (jhīṇe) | ||
| feminine | ઝીણી (jhīṇī) | ઝીણી (jhīṇī) | ઝીણી (jhīṇī) | — | ||
If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhīna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 298
Further reading
- “ઝીણું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.