زنانی

Punjabi

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (zanānī), from ‎ (zan) +‎ ‎ (-âni) (compare Sanskrit -आनी (-ānī, feminine-forming suffix)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence Classical Sanskrit जानि (jāni)). Compare Persian ‎ (zanâna).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi, Pakistan) IPA^(key): /zə.nɑː.niː/
(India) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.nɑː.niː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

زَنانی • (zanānī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ)

a woman, female human
(figuratively) wife

Declension

Declension of زنانی
dir. sg.	زَنانی‎ (zanānī)
dir. pl.	زَنانِیاں‎ (zanāniyāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	زَنانی‎ (zanānī)	زَنانِیاں‎ (zanāniyāṉ)
oblique	زَنانی‎ (zanānī)	زَنانِیاں‎ (zanāniyāṉ)
vocative	زَنانِئے‎ (zanāni'e)	زَنانِیو‎ (zanāniyo)
ablative	زَنانِیوں‎ (zanāniyoṉ)	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

“ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “زنانی‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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