دھی

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa), from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀤𑀸 (dhīdā)), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ). Cognate with poetic Hindi धिया (dhiyā) and Southern Hindko تہی (thī).

Pronunciation

Noun

دھی (dhī)

  1. daughter

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr?
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā
    Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ)
    Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā)
    Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa)
    Punjabi دھی (dhī)

    Inherited from Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa), from Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr, possibly from *dʰewgʰ- + *-tḗr. Cognate with poetic Hindi धिया (dhiyā) and Southern Hindko تہی (thī).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    دھی • (dhī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੀ)

    1. daughter

    Declension

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    Declension of دھی
    dir. sg. دھی (dhī)
    dir. pl. دھِیاں (dhīyāṉ)
    singular plural
    direct دھی (dhī) دھِیاں (dhīyāṉ)
    oblique دھی (dhī) دھِیاں (dhīyāṉ)
    vocative دھِیے (dhiye) دھِیو (dhīv)
    ablative دھِیوں (dhīvṉ) دھِیاں (dhīyāṉ)
    locative — —
    instrumental — —

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دھی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “دھی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • “ਧੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duhitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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