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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀡 (sohaṇa), from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana). Cognate with Pahari-Potwari سوہݨا (sohṇā) and Saraiki سوݨھا (soṇhā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
سوہݨا • (sohṇā) (feminine سوہݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੋਹਣਾ)
- beautiful, handsome
- nice
- (loosely) courageous
- (figuratively, poetic) beloved
Declension
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سوہݨا (sohṇā)
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سوہݨے (sohṇe)
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سوہݨی (sohṇī)
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سوہݨِیاں (sohṇiyāṉ)
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سوہݨے (sohṇe)
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سوہݨیاں (sohṇeyāṉ)
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سوہݨی (sohṇī)
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سوہݨِیاں (sohṇiyāṉ)
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Noun
سوہݨا • (sohṇā) m (feminine سوہݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੋਹਣਾ)
- same definitions as adjective; see above.
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سوہنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “سوہنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਸੋਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śōbhaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733