ਹੀਆਂ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆲𑆴𑆪𑆃 (hiyaa), from Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀅𑀅 (hiaa), from Sanskrit हृद॑य (hṛ́daya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr, from *ḱerd-. Doublet of ਹਿਰਦਾ (hirdā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɦiː.ä̃ː/
    • Rhymes: -ä̃ː
    • Hyphenation: ਹੀ‧ਆਂ

    Noun

    ਹੀਆਂ • (hīā̃m (Shahmukhi spelling ہِیاں)

    1. heart, breast, soul, mind, life
      Synonyms: ਦਿਲ (dil), ਜਿਗਰਾ (jigrā)

    References

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