ڈین

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī), from Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākínī).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇf (Gurmukhi spelling ਡੈਣ)

  1. witch; hag; sorceress

Declension[edit]

Declension of ڈین
dir. sg. ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇ)
dir. pl. ڈَیݨاں (ḍaiṇāṉ)
singular plural
direct ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇ) ڈَیݨاں (ḍaiṇāṉ)
oblique ڈَیݨ (ḍaiṇ) ڈَیݨاں (ḍaiṇāṉ)
vocative ڈَیݨے (ḍaiṇe) ڈَیݨو (ḍaiṇo)
ablative ڈَیݨوں (ḍaiṇoṉ)
locative ڈَیݨے (ḍaiṇe) ڈَیݨِیں (ḍaiṇīṉ)
instrumental ڈَیݨے (ḍaiṇe) ڈَیݨِیں (ḍaiṇīṉ)

Further reading[edit]

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈَیݨ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਡੈਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍākínī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 311