ઝીણું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀻𑀡 (jhīṇa); related to Sanskrit क्षीण (kṣīṇa). Cognate to Hindi झीना (jhīnā), Marathi झिणा (jhiṇā), Nepali झिनु (jhinu), Marwari झीणौ (jhīṇau), Punjabi ਝੀਣੀ (jhīṇī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʱi.ɳũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ઝી‧ણું

Adjective

ઝીણું • (jhīṇũ)

1. small, tiny, thin
2. weak, fragile
3. fine, powdery

Declension

Declension of ઝીણું
	nominative			oblique/vocative/instrumental			locative
	singular	plural		singular	plural
masculine	ઝીણો (jhīṇo)	ઝીણા (jhīṇā)		ઝીણા (jhīṇā)	ઝીણા (jhīṇā)		ઝીણે (jhīṇe)
neuter	ઝીણું (jhīṇũ)	ઝીણાં (jhīṇā̃)		ઝીણા (jhīṇā)	ઝીણાં (jhīṇā̃)		ઝીણે (jhīṇe)
feminine	ઝીણી (jhīṇī)	ઝીણી (jhīṇī)		ઝીણી (jhīṇī)	ઝીણી (jhīṇī)
Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhīna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 298

Further reading

• “ઝીણું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.