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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian استره (ustura). Compare Hindi उस्तरा (ustarā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਉਸਤਰਾ • (ustarā) m (Shahmukhi spelling اُسترا)
- a razor
- (figurative) a smart, or clever person
Declension
| Declension of ਉਸਤਰਾ
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| dir. sg.
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ਉਸਤਰਾ (usatrā)
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| dir. pl.
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ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਉਸਤਰਾ (usatrā)
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ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
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| oblique
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ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
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ਉਸਤਰਿਆਂ (usatriā̃)
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| vocative
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ਉਸਤਰਿਆ (usatriā)
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ਉਸਤਰਿਓ (usatrio)
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| ablative
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ਉਸਤਰਿਓਂ (usatriõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
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—
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| instrumental
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ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
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—
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References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਉਸਤਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.