ਆਥਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अस्तमयन (astamáyana, setting (of sun)). Cognate with Hindi अथमना (athamnā), Gujarati આથમણું (āthamṇũ, western), Marwari आथण (āthaṇ, evening).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਆਥਣ • (āthaṇf (Shahmukhi spelling آتھݨ) (chiefly Malwai)

  1. evening
    Synonyms: ਤਰਕਾਲਾਂ (tarkālā̃), ਸੰਝ (sañjh), ਸ਼ਾਮ (śām), ਚੁਪਹਿਰ (cuphir)
  2. sunset
    Antonyms: ਉੱਗਣ (uggaṇ), ਸਾਝਰਾ (sājhrā), ਪਹੁ (pahu)
  3. the West
    Synonyms: ਪੱਛੋਂ (pacchõ), ਆਥੋਂ (āthõ)
    Antonyms: ਉੱਗਣ (uggaṇ), ਪੁੱਬ (pubba)

Declension

Declension of ਆਥਣ
singular plural
direct ਆਥਣ (āthaṇ) ਆਥਣਾਂ (āthaṇā̃)
oblique ਆਥਣ (āthaṇ) ਆਥਣਾਂ (āthaṇā̃)
vocative ਆਥਣੇ (āthaṇe) ਆਥਣੋ (āthaṇo)
ablative ਆਥਣੋਂ (āthaṇõ)
locative ਆਥਣੇ (āthaṇe) ਆਥਣੀਂ (āthaṇī̃)
instrumental ਆਥਣੇ (āthaṇe) ਆਥਣੀਂ (āthaṇī̃)

References

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “آتھن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “astamayá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 43