ਧੀਅ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-?

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā

Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ)

Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā)

Old Punjabi ਧੀਅ (dhīa)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr, possibly from *dʰewgʰ- + *-tḗr. Compare Old Gujarati धूय (dhūya, “daughter”, nominative singular feminine), Old Marathi 𑘠𑘳𑘪𑘰 (dhuvā).

Noun

ਧੀਅ (dhīa) f

1. daughter

Descendants

• Punjabi: dhī

  Gurmukhi script: ਧੀ

  Shahmukhi script: دھی

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਧੀਅ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 162
• “ਧੀਅ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duhitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press