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Punjabi
Etymology 1
From ہاݨ (hāṇ), inherited from Sanskrit हायान (hāyaná).
Pronunciation
Noun
ہاݨی • (hāṇī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣੀ)
- peer; of the same age
Noun
ہاݨی • (hāṇī) m (feminine ہانَݨ, Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣੀ)
- companion, mate
- (games) teammate
- (figuratively) a lover; partner; companion.
Declension
| Declension of ہانی
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| dir. sg.
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ہاݨی (hāṇī)
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| dir. pl.
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ہاݨی (hāṇī)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ہاݨی (hāṇī)
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ہاݨی (hāṇī)
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| oblique
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ہاݨی (hāṇī)
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ہاݨِیاں (hāṇīyāṉ)
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| vocative
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ہاݨِیا (hāṇīyā)
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ہاݨِیو (hāṇīv)
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| ablative
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ہاݨِیوں (hāṇīvṉ)
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ہاݨِیاں (hāṇīyāṉ)
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| locative
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| instrumental
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ہانی • (hānī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਨੀ)
- harm, damage
- hurt
Declension
| Declension of ہانی
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| dir. sg.
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ہانی (hānī)
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| dir. pl.
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ہانِیاں (hānīyāṉ)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ہانی (hānī)
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ہانِیاں (hānīyāṉ)
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| oblique
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ہانی (hānī)
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ہانِیاں (hānīyāṉ)
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| vocative
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ہانِیے (hāniye)
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ہانِیو (hānīv)
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| ablative
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ہانِیوں (hānīvṉ)
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ہانِیاں (hānīyāṉ)
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| locative
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| instrumental
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہانی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ہانی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāyaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813