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ہنجو

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu), from Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru, from *h₂eḱ-.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    ہَن٘جُو (haṉjūm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੰਝੂ)

    1. (in the plural) tear, tears

    Declension

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    Declension of ہنجو
    singular plural
    direct ہَن٘جُو (haṉjū) ہَن٘جُو (haṉjū)
    oblique ہَن٘جُو (haṉjū) ہَن٘جُواں (haṉjūāṉ)
    vocative ہَن٘جُوا (haṉjūā) ہَن٘جُوو (haṉjūv)
    ablative ہَن٘جُووں (haṉjūvṉ) ہَن٘جُواں (haṉjūāṉ)
    locative ہَن٘جُوے (haṉjūe) ہَن٘جُوِیں (haṉjuvīṉ)
    instrumental ہَن٘جُووں (haṉjūvṉ)

    Further reading

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    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہنجُو”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ہنجو”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press