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ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ

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See also: ਜਨਾਨੀ

Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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PIE word
*gʷḗn

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانى (zanānī), from زنان (zanān, women) +‎ ی (). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence Classical Sanskrit जानि (jāni)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ (zanānīf (Shahmukhi spelling زَنانِی)

  1. a woman, female human
  2. wife

Declension

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

Further reading

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  • ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜਨਾਨੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 477.