سوہنا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀡 (sohaṇa), from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana). Cognate with Pahari-Potwari سوہݨا (sohṇā) and Saraiki سوݨھا (soṇhā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sṓṇā IPA(key): /soː˦.ɳäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
سوہݨا • (sohṇā) (feminine سوہݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੋਹਣਾ)
- beautiful, handsome
- nice
- (loosely) courageous
- (figuratively, poetic) beloved
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | سوہݨا (sohṇā) | سوہݨے (sohṇe) | سوہݨی (sohṇī) | سوہݨِیاں (sohṇiyāṉ) | |
| oblique | سوہݨے (sohṇe) | سوہݨیاں (sohṇeyāṉ) | سوہݨی (sohṇī) | سوہݨِیاں (sohṇiyāṉ) | |
Noun
سوہݨا • (sohṇā) m (female equivalent سوہݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੋਹਣਾ)
- same definitions as adjective; see above.
Declension
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| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سوہݨا (sohṇā) | سوہݨے (sohṇe) |
| oblique | سوہݨے (sohṇe) | سوہݨیاں (sohṇeyāṉ) |
| vocative | سوہݨیا (sohṇeyā) | سوہݨیو (sohṇeyo) |
| ablative | سوہݨیوں (sohṇeyoṉ) | — |
| locative | سوہݨے (sohṇe) | سوہݨِیں (sohṇīṉ) |
| instrumental | سوہݨے (sohṇe) | سوہݨِیں (sohṇīṉ) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “سوہنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “سوہنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਸੋਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śōbhaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733