ਅੱਖਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (akkhara) from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ək.kʰəɾ/

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• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: ਅੱਖ‧ਰ

Noun

ਅੱਖਰ • (akkhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling اکّھر)

1. letter (of an alphabet)

   Synonym: ਹਰਫ਼ (haraf)

2. syllable

Declension

Declension of ਅੱਖਰ
dir. sg.	ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)
dir. pl.	ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)
	singular	plural
direct	ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)	ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)
oblique	ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)	ਅੱਖਰਾਂ (akkharā̃)
vocative	ਅੱਖਰਾ (akkharā)	ਅੱਖਰੋ (akkharo)
ablative	ਅੱਖਰੋਂ (akkharõ)	—
locative	ਅੱਖਰੇ (akkhare)	ਅੱਖਰੀਂ (akkharī̃)
instrumental	ਅੱਖਰੇ (akkhare)	ਅੱਖਰੀਂ (akkharī̃)

Derived terms

• ਅੱਖਰੀ (akkharī, adjective)
• ਅੱਖਰ ਕ੍ਰਮ (akkhar kram, “alphabetical order”)
• ਲਗਾਖਰ m (lagākhar, “superscript diacritic”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣára”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੱਖਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 24.
• “ਅੱਖਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024