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ਡਿੱਠਾ

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਵੇਖਿਆ (vekhiā) — Majhi, Malwai
ਦੇਖਿਆ (dekhiā) — Doabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਡਿਠਾ (ḍiṭhā /⁠ḍiṭṭhā⁠/), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (diṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दृ॒ष्ट (dṛṣṭá).^[1] Cognate with Saraiki ݙِٹّھا (ḏiṭṭhā)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɖɪʈ.ʈʰaː/

Verb

ਡਿੱਠਾ • (ḍiṭṭhā) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈِٹّھا)^[2]

(Standard Punjabi, Doabi, archaic) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā) / ਦੇਖਣਾ (dekhṇā)
(Jhangli, Shahpuri) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)
(Jhangli, Shahpuri) masculine singular imperfective imperative stem of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 372: “L. ḍiṭṭhā, (Ju.) ḍ̠iṭṭhā (pret. of vekhaṇ s.v. vī́kṣatē”
^ “ਡਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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