ਜੇਠ

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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 (jeṭhm (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)

  1. husband's elder brother, brother-in-law
    Synonym: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)
Declension
Declension of ਜੇਠ
singular plural
direct ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
oblique ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) ਜੇਠਾਂ (jeṭhā̃)
vocative ਜੇਠਾ (jeṭhā) ਜੇਠੋ (jeṭho)
ablative ਜੇਠੋਂ (jeṭhõ)
locative ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe) ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)
instrumental ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe) ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha). Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).

Proper noun

ਜੇਠ (jeṭhm (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)

  1. Jyeshta (third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyaiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291

Further reading

  • ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025