ਚਿੱਠੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

From reconstructed Sanskrit *चिष्ट (*ciṣṭa). Doublet of ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚.ʈʰiː]
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ਚਿੱਠੀ • (ciṭṭhīf (Shahmukhi spelling چِٹّھِی)

  1. a letter, note
  2. certificate
  3. order

Declension

Declension of ਚਿੱਠੀ
singular plural
direct ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī) ਚਿੱਠੀਆਂ (ciṭṭhīā̃)
oblique ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī) ਚਿੱਠੀਆਂ (ciṭṭhīā̃)
vocative ਚਿੱਠੀਏ (ciṭṭhīē) ਚਿੱਠੀਓ (ciṭṭhīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਿੱਠੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • ਚਿੱਠੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026