ਅਸਾਂ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अस्मे (asme) (locative of वयम् (vayam, “we”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *asmáy, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sméd (“us”).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

ਅਸਾਂ • (asā̃) (Shahmukhi spelling اساں)

we (ergative)

See also

Punjabi personal pronouns
Person			Direct case	Ergative	Dative	Accusative
1^st person	singular		ਮੈਂ (maĩ) • میں		ਮੈਨੂੰ (mainū̃) • مینوں	ਮੈਥੋਂ (maithõ) • میتھوں
1^st person	plural		ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃) • اسیں	ਅਸਾਂ (asā̃) • اساں	ਸਾਨੂੰ (sānū̃) • سانوں	ਸਾਥੋਂ (sāthõ) • ساتھوں
2^nd person	informal / singular		ਤੂੰ (tū̃) • توں	ਤੈਂ (taĩ) • تیں	ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainū̃) • تینوں	ਤੈਥੋਂ (taithõ) • تیتھوں
2^nd person	polite / plural		ਤੁਸੀਂ (tusī̃) • تسیں	ਤੁਸਾਂ (tusā̃) • تساں	ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ (tuhānū̃) • تہانوں	ਤੁਹਾਥੋਂ (tuhāthõ) • تہاتھوں
3^rd person	proximal	singular	ਇਹ (eh) • ایہہ	ਇਸ (is), ਏਸ (es) • ایس
	proximal	plural	ਇਹ (eh) • ایہہ	ਇਹਨਾਂ (ehnā̃) • ایہناں
	distal	singular	ਉਹ (oh) • اوہ	ਉਸ (us) , ਓਸ (os) • اوس
	distal	plural	ਉਹ (oh) • اوہ	ਉਹਨਾਂ (ohnā̃) • اوہناں

References

“ਅਸਾਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅਸਾਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

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