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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਡਿਠਾ (ḍiṭhā /ḍiṭṭhā/), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (diṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दृ॒ष्ट (dṛṣṭá).[1] Cognate with Saraiki ݙِٹّھا (ḏiṭṭhā)
Pronunciation
Verb
ਡਿੱਠਾ • (ḍiṭṭhā) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈِٹّھا)[2]
- (Standard Punjabi, Doabi, archaic) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā) / ਦੇਖਣਾ (dekhṇā)
- (Jhangli, Shahpuri) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)
- (Jhangli, Shahpuri) masculine singular imperfective imperative stem of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 372: “L. ḍiṭṭhā, (Ju.) ḍ̠iṭṭhā (pret. of vekhaṇ s.v. vī́kṣatē”
- ^ “ਡਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025