ڈھڈ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ڈِھڈّ (ḍhiḍḍm (Gurmukhi spelling ਢਿੱਡ)

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

Declension[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈھِڈ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਢਿੱਡ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍhiḍḍha2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press