جیٹھ

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Punjabi

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyḗṣṭha).[1] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh) and Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).

Noun

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جیٹھ (jeṭhm (feminine جِٹھانی, Gurmukhi spelling ਜੇਠ)

  1. brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)
    Synonym: دیوَر (deyoar)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्यैष्ठ (jyaiṣṭha).[2] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh) and Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).

Proper noun

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جیٹھ (jeṭhm (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੇਠ)

  1. Jyeshta (of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyaiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جیٹھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “جیٹھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jeṭṭha, elder brother), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, eldest brother, first, chief).[1]

Noun

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جیٹھ (jeṭhm (feminine جِٹھانی (jiṭhānī), Hindi spelling जेठ)

  1. husband's elder brother
Declension
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Declension of جیٹھ
singular plural
direct جیٹھ (jeṭh) جیٹھ (jeṭh)
oblique جیٹھ (jeṭh) جیٹھوں (jeṭhō̃)
vocative جیٹھ (jeṭh) جیٹھو (jeṭhō)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्यैष्ठ (jyaiṣṭha).[2] Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh) and Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).

Proper noun

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جیٹھ (jeṭhm (Hindi spelling जेठ)

  1. Jyeshta; the third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyaiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291

Further reading

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