سونا

See also: سؤنا‎

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (suṇṇa), from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty”). Compare Punjabi ਸੁੰਨ (sunn), Nepali सुन् (sun), Gujarati સૂનું (sūnũ), Marathi सुना (sunā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /suː.nɑː/

Adjective

سُونا • (sūnā) m (Hindi spelling सूना)

empty
hollow
unoccupied
unadorned

Declension

Declension of سونا
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	سُونا‎ (sūnā)	سُونے‎ (sūne)	سُونی‎ (sūnī)	سُونی‎ (sūnī)
indirect	سُونے‎ (sūne)	سُونے‎ (sūne)	سُونی‎ (sūnī)	سُونی‎ (sūnī)
vocative	سُونے‎ (sūne)	سُونے‎ (sūne)	سُونی‎ (sūnī)	سُونی‎ (sūnī)

Noun

سُونا • (sūnā) m (Hindi spelling सूना)

void
emptiness

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀡𑀅𑀁 (soṇaaṃ), from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa, “golden”). Compare Marathi सोने (sone), ਸੋਨਾ (sonā), Nepali सुन (sun), Gujarati સોનું (sonũ), Oriya ସୁନା (suna), Bengali সোনা (sona), Assamese সোণ (xün)/সণা (xona).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /soː.nɑː/

Noun

سونا • (sonā) m (Hindi spelling सोना)

gold

Declension

Declension of سونا
	singular	plural
direct	سونا‎ (sonā)	سونے‎ (sone)
oblique	سونے‎ (sone)	سونوں‎ (sonõ)
vocative	سونے‎ (sone)	سونو‎ (sono)

Synonyms

زر‎ (zar)
طلا‎ (tilā)

Derived terms

سون‎ (son)

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “سونا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit/Vedic Sanskrit स्वपति (svapati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápati, from Proto-Indo-European *swépeti. Cognate with Nepali सुत्नु (sutnu).

Verb

سونا • (sonā) (Hindi spelling सोना)

to sleep
‏میں رات کو دس بجے سوتا ہوں۔‎‎
ma͠i rāt ko das baje sotā hū̃
I sleep at ten o'clock at night.
to fall asleep
‏میرا بھائی پڑھتے پڑھتے سو گیا۔‎‎
mēra bhāī paṛhte-paṛhte so gayā
My brother fell asleep while reading.
to repose
to die

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu سونا‎ (sōnā).

Noun

سونا (sōnā)

precious metal
gold
Synonym: زَرٔ (zarè)