سکھی

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Noun

سَکھی • (sakhī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. female friend companion

Declension
Declension of سکھی
dir. sg. سَکھی (sakhī)
dir. pl. سَکھیاں (sakhīā̃)
singular plural
direct سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھیاں (sakhīā̃)
oblique سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھیاں (sakhīā̃)
vocative سَکھیئے (sakhīē) سَکھیؤ (sakhīo)

Etymology 2

Corrupted from Classical Persian سخی‎ (saxī), itself from Arabic سَخِي‎ (saḵī).

Adjective

سَکھی • (sakhī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. generous, benevolent
Usage notes

Typically used to describe females or femanine nouns.

References
  • “سکھی‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2022
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2021), “سخی‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
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