ਅਸਥੀ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅਸਤੀ (asatī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi, “bone”), possibly through an intermediary.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /əs.t̪ʰiː/

Noun

ਅਸਥੀ • (asathī) f (Shahmukhi spelling استھی)

1. bone or ashes of a cremated person, usually plural (ਅਸਥੀਆਂ, asthīā̃)

Declension

Declension of ਅਸਥੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਅਸਥੀ (asathī)	ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
oblique	ਅਸਥੀ (asathī)	ਅਸਥੀਆਂ (asathīā̃)
vocative	ਅਸਥੀਏ (asathīē)	ਅਸਥੀਓ (asathīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

“ਅਸਥੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025