ਦਾ

See also: ਦ, ਦੋ, and ਦੁ-

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d̪äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Etymology 1

Noun

ਦਾ • (dā) m (Shahmukhi spelling دا)

1. trick, ruse

Etymology 2

Possibly derived from Sanskrit कृत (kṛta), through a Prakrit form like Sauraseni 𑀓𑀤 (kada). Turner instead proposes an etymology from Old Punjabi ਸੰਦਾ (sandā, “genitive postposition”), from Sanskrit सन्तक (santaka, “belong to”). Compare Hindi का (kā).

Postposition

ਦਾ • (dā) (Shahmukhi spelling دا)

1. (standard) of, belonging to (for masculine object), genitive case postposition

   ਬੱਚੇ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਧ ― baccē dā duddh ― the milk of the child

   Synonyms: ਕਾ (kā), ਨਾ (nā), ਡਾ (ḍā) (dialectal)

Declension

Declension of ਦਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਦਾ (dā)	ਦੇ (de)		ਦੀ (dī)	ਦੀਆਂ (dīā̃)
oblique	ਦੇ (de)	ਦਿਆਂ (diā̃)		ਦੀ (dī)	ਦੀਆਂ (dīā̃)

References

• “ਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• “”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “santaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press