ਪਾਣੀ

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See also: ਪੀਣਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਪਾਨੀ (pānī), ਵਾਣੀ (vāṇī, compounding form)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”). Cognate with Old Hindi पांनी (pā̃nī), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘲 (pāṇī), Old Gujarati पाणी (pāṇī).

Noun

ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī) m

water
Synonyms: ਅਪੁ (apu), ਅੰਭੁ (ambhu), ਆਬ (āba), ਉਦਕੁ (udaku), ਜਲੁ (jalu), ਤੋਆ (toā), ਪਰਸਾ (parasā), ਸਲਲੁ (salalu)

Descendants

Pahari-Potwari: پاݨِی (pānī)
Punjabi: pāṇī
Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਣੀ

Shahmukhi script: پاݨِی

Further reading

Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਾਣੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 190
“ਪਾਣੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pānīˊya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 456

Punjabi

Punjabi Wikipedia has an article on:

ਪਾਣੀ

Alternative forms

ਪਾਣਿ (pāṇi)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”). Cognate with Hindustani پانی (pānī) / पानी (pānī), Nepali पानी (pānī), Assamese পানী (pani), Bengali পানি (pani), Odia ପାଣି (pāṇi), Gujarati પાણી (pāṇī), Marathi पाणी (pāṇī), Romani pani, Sindhi پاڻي, Kashmiri پوٗنؠ (pūn').

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /päː.ɳiː/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -iː
Hyphenation: ਪਾ‧ਣੀ

Noun

ਪਾਣੀ • (pāṇī) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاݨِی)

(chiefly) water, aqua
Synonyms: ਜਲ (jal), ਆਬ (āba), ਪਰਸਾ (parsā)

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ
mainū̃ pāṇī de
Give me water.
( casual command ) ( colloquially, word order may change )
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇਓ
mainū̃ pāṇī deo
Give me water.
( respectful command )( colloquially, word order may change )
juice, whey, extract
drivel, drool
watery substance, liquid

Declension

Declension of ਪਾਣੀ
dir. sg.	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
dir. pl.	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
	singular	plural
direct	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
oblique	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)	ਪਾਣੀਆਂ (pāṇīā̃)
vocative	ਪਾਣੀਆ (pāṇīā)	ਪਾਣੀਓ (pāṇīo)
ablative	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}
locative	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
instrumental	{{{11}}}	{{{12}}}

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