ਸੇਬ
Punjabi
Etymology
Either borrowed from Classical Persian سیب (sēb, “apple”), or inherited from Sanskrit सेवि (sevi) (itself maybe borrowed from Iranian); ultimately from Proto-Iranian *cáywaH. Doublet of older Doublet of ਸੇ (se), ਸੇਉ (seu), and ਸਿਓ (sio).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː.bə̆/
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Noun
ਸੇਬ • (seba) m (Shahmukhi spelling سیب)
- apple (fruit)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਸੇਬ (seb) | ਸੇਬ (seb) |
| oblique | ਸੇਬ (seb) | ਸੇਬਾਂ (sebā̃) |
| vocative | ਸੇਬਾ (sebā) | ਸੇਬੋ (sebo) |
| ablative | ਸੇਬੋਂ (sebõ) | — |
| locative | ਸੇਬੇ (sebe) | ਸੇਬੀਂ (sebī̃) |
| instrumental | ਸੇਬੇ (sebe) | ਸੇਬੀਂ (sebī̃) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sēvi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press