ਦਾਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दास (dāsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪aːsə̆]

Noun

ਦਾਸ • (dās) m (Shahmukhi spelling داس)

  1. servant, slave
  2. dependant, subject
  3. follower
  4. disciple

Declension

Declension of ਦਾਸ
singular plural
direct ਦਾਸ (dās) ਦਾਸ (dās)
oblique ਦਾਸ (dās) ਦਾਸਾਂ (dāsā̃)
vocative ਦਾਸਾ (dāsā) ਦਾਸੋ (dāso)
ablative ਦਾਸੋਂ (dāsõ) —
locative ਦਾਸੇ (dāse) ਦਾਸੀਂ (dāsī̃)
instrumental ਦਾਸੇ (dāse) ਦਾਸੀਂ (dāsī̃)

Derived terms

  • ਦਾਸਪੁਣ (dāspuṇ)

References

  • “ਦਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • “ਦਾਸ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਾਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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