ਰਹਿਣਾ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀳𑀇 (rahaï), from Sanskrit *रहति (rahati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ráźʰati (to remain, stay). Related to the attested Sanskrit रहस् (rahas, isolation). Compare Hindi रहना (rahnā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾɛ˦(ɦ).ɳɑː/, /ɾæ˦(ɦ).ɳɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɳäː
  • Hyphenation: ਰਹਿ‧ਣਾ

Verb

ਰਹਿਣਾ (rahiṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling رہݨا)

  1. to stay, remain
  2. to live, dwell
    ਤੂੰ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਰਾਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈਂ?
    tū̃ kitthe rāhindā haĩ?
    Where do you live?
  3. a aspectual auxiliary, marking the continuous aspect; to keep on ...

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*rahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 617

Further reading

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਹਿਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.