ڌڻي

Sindhi

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Prakrit 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀅 (dhaṇia)

Sindhi ڌڻي

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀡𑀺𑀅 (dhaṇia, “rich; master”), from Sanskrit धनिन् (dhanin, “wealthy”).

Noun

ڌَڻِي • (dhaṇī) m

1. lord, master
   • c. 1689 – 1752, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Shah Jo Risalo 1.1:

     اَوَلِ اللهُ عَلِيمُ، اَعلیٰ عالَمَ جو ڌَڻِي

     avali alāhu 'alīmu, ālā ālama jo dhaṇī

     • 2018 translation by Christopher Shackle

       First there is Allah, the all-knowing, the highest, the lord of the world.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhanín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 384