ڈھڈ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ḍhiḍḍha. Cognate with Sindhi ڍِڍُ (ḍhiḍḍu) and Hindi ढीढ़ (ḍhīṛh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ڈِھڈّ • (ḍhiḍḍm (Gurmukhi spelling ਢਿੱਡ)

  1. (anatomy) belly, stomach
  2. (figuratively) pregnancy, womb

Declension

Declension of ڈھڈ
singular plural
direct ڈِھڈّ (ḍhiḍḍ) ڈِھڈّ (ḍhiḍḍ)
oblique ڈِھڈّ (ḍhiḍḍ) ڈِھڈّاں (ḍhiḍḍāṉ)
vocative ڈِھڈّا (ḍhiḍḍā) ڈِھڈّو (ḍhiḍḍo)
ablative ڈِھڈّوں (ḍhiḍḍoṉ) ڈِھڈّاں (ḍhiḍḍāṉ)
locative ڈِھڈّے (ḍhiḍḍe) ڈِھڈِّیں (ḍhiḍḍiīṉ)
instrumental ڈِھڈّوں (ḍhiḍḍoṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈھِڈ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਢਿੱਡ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍhiḍḍha2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press