ਜੇਠ
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒeːʈʰᵊ]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyḗṣṭha).[1] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Noun
ਜੇਠ • (jeṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)
- husband's elder brother, brother-in-law
- Synonym: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) | ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) |
| oblique | ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) | ਜੇਠਾਂ (jeṭhā̃) |
| vocative | ਜੇਠਾ (jeṭhā) | ਜੇਠੋ (jeṭho) |
| ablative | ਜੇਠੋਂ (jeṭhõ) | — |
| locative | ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe) | ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe) | ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃) |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).[2] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).
Proper noun
ਜੇਠ • (jeṭh) m (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)
- Jyeshta (third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyaiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
Further reading
- “ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025