ਗਹਿਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀇 (gahaï), from Sanskrit *ग्रहति (*grahati, class 1 verb), from ग्रह् (grah, to grab), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-. Doublet of ਘਿੱਨਣਾ (ghinnaṇā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɡəɦɪɳaː], [ɡɛ́ːɳaː]

    Verb

    ਗਹਿਣਾ • (gahiṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling گَہِنَا)

    1. to take, seize, lay hold of, grasp

    Conjugation

    References

    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਗਹਿਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.