ਡਿੱਠਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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

  1. (Doabi, archaic) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਦੇਖਣਾ (dekhṇā)
  2. (Majhi, archaic) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)
  3. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) masculine singular perfective indicative of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)
  4. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) masculine singular imperfective imperative stem of ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā)

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ ਡਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024