ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ

See also: ਜਨਾਨੀ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਜਨਾਨੀ (janānī) – nuqtaless

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)).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ • (zanānī) f (Shahmukhi spelling زَنانِی‎)

a woman, female human
wife

Declension

Declension of ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ
dir. sg.	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ (zanānī)
dir. pl.	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀਆਂ (zanānīā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ (zanānī)	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀਆਂ (zanānīā̃)
oblique	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ (zanānī)	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀਆਂ (zanānīā̃)
vocative	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀਏ (zanānīē)	ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀਓ (zanānīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

“ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 477.

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