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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin). Doublet of ਸੇਠਣ (seṭhaṇ) and ਸੇਠਣੀ (seṭhṇī).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਸੇਠ • (seṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سیٹھ)
- a wholesale merchant, banker
- a complimentary title given to Persians, Marwaris and others.
Declension
| Declension of ਸੇਠ
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| dir. sg.
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ਸੇਠ (seṭh)
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| dir. pl.
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ਸੇਠ (seṭh)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਸੇਠ (seṭh)
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ਸੇਠ (seṭh)
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| oblique
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ਸੇਠ (seṭh)
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ਸੇਠਾਂ (seṭhā̃)
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| vocative
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ਸੇਠਾ (seṭhā)
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ਸੇਠੋ (seṭho)
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| ablative
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ਸੇਠੋਂ (seṭhõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਸੇਠੇ (seṭhe)
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ਸੇਠੀਂ (seṭhī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਸੇਠੇ (seṭhe)
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ਸੇਠੀਂ (seṭhī̃)
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Proper noun
ਸੇਠ • (seṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سیٹھ)
- a surname, Seth
References
- “ਸੇਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- “ਸੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਠ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.