ਹੀਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीन (hīna, “deficient”).

Adjective

ਹੀਣ • (hīṇ)

1. inferior, low, base, abject, abased, humiliated
2. lacking

Related terms

• -ਹੀਣ (-hīṇ, “-less”, suffix)
• ਹੀਣਾ (hīṇā, “lacking”, adjective)
• ਹੀਣਤ f (hīṇat, “inferiority”)

Further reading

• “ਹੀਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025