زنانی

Punjabi

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانى (zanānī), from زنان (zanān, “women”) +‎ ی (-ī). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence Classical Sanskrit जानि (jāni)). Compare Persian زنانه (zanâna).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَنانی • (zanānī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ)

  1. a woman, female human
  2. wife

Declension

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Declension of زنانی
singular plural
direct زَنانی (zanānī) زَنانِیاں (zanānīyāṉ)
oblique زَنانی (zanānī) زَنانِیاں (zanānīyāṉ)
vocative زَنانئِیے (zanān'iye) زَنانِیو (zanānīv)
ablative زَنانِیوں (zanānīvṉ) —
locative زَنانے (zanāne) زَنانِیں (zanānīṉ)
instrumental — —

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “زنانی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • “ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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