زنانی
Punjabi
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *gʷḗn |
Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانى (zanānī), from زن (zan) + ـانی (-ānī) (compare Sanskrit -आनी (-ānī, feminine-forming suffix)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence Classical Sanskrit जानि (jāni)). Compare Persian زنانه (zanâna).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi, Pakistan) IPA(key): /zə.nɑː.niː/
- (India) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.nɑː.niː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
زَنانی • (zanānī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ)
- a woman, female human
- (figuratively) wife
Declension
| Declension of زنانی | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | زَنانی (zanānī) | |
| dir. pl. | زَنانِیاں (zanāniyāṉ) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | زَنانی (zanānī) | زَنانِیاں (zanāniyāṉ) |
| oblique | زَنانی (zanānī) | زَنانِیاں (zanāniyāṉ) |
| vocative | زَنانِئے (zanāni'e) | زَنانِیو (zanāniyo) |
| ablative | زَنانِیوں (zanāniyoṉ) | — |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Further reading
- “ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “زنانی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz