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Punjabi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyḗṣṭha). Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Noun
ਜੇਠ • (jeṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)
- husband's elder brother, brother-in-law
- Synonym: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)
Declension
Declension of ਜੇਠ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
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ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
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| oblique
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ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
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ਜੇਠਾਂ (jeṭhā̃)
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| vocative
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ਜੇਠਾ (jeṭhā)
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ਜੇਠੋ (jeṭho)
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| ablative
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ਜੇਠੋਂ (jeṭhõ)
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| locative
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ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe)
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ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe)
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ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha). Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Proper noun
ਜੇਠ • (jeṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)
- Jyeshta (third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar)
References
Further reading
- “ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025