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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa सोण्णउं (soṇṇaüṃ), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡 (soaṇṇa), 𑀲𑁄𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (sovaṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सौवर्ण (sauvarṇa). Related to ਸਵਰਨ (savarn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਸੋਨਾ • (sonā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سونا)
- gold
- Synonym: ਸਵਰਨ (savran)
Declension
| Declension of ਸੋਨਾ
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| dir. sg.
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ਸੋਨਾ (sonā)
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| dir. pl.
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ਸੋਨੇ (sone)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਸੋਨਾ (sonā)
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ਸੋਨੇ (sone)
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| oblique
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ਸੋਨੇ (sone)
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ਸੋਨਿਆਂ (soniā̃)
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| vocative
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ਸੋਨਿਆ (soniā)
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ਸੋਨਿਓ (sonio)
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| ablative
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ਸੋਨਿਓਂ (soniõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਸੋਨੇ (sone)
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—
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| instrumental
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ਸੋਨੇ (sone)
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—
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References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੋਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1067.
- “ਸੋਨਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- “ਸੋਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024