ਨੂੰਹ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀸 (ṇohā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā). Cognate with Kashmiri نۄش (nọś, “daughter-in-law”), and Belarusian (dialectal) сныха́ (snyxá, “a lively girl”).
Noun
ਨੂੰਹ • (nū̃h) f (Shahmukhi spelling نُوہ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਨੂੰਹ (nū̃h) | ਨੂੰਹਾਂ (nū̃hā̃) |
| oblique | ਨੂੰਹ (nū̃h) | ਨੂੰਹਾਂ (nū̃hā̃) |
| vocative | ਨੂੰਹੇ (nū̃he) | ਨੂੰਹੋ (nū̃ho) |
| ablative | ਨੂੰਹੋਂ (nū̃hõ) | ਨੂੰਹਿਆਂ (nū̃hiā̃) |
| locative | ਨੂੰਹੇ (nū̃he) | ਨੂੰਹੀਂ (nū̃hī̃) |
| instrumental | ਨੂੰਹੇ (nū̃he) | ਨੂੰਹੀਂ (nū̃hī̃) |
Further reading
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਨੂੰਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 829.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snuṣā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797
- “ਨੂੰਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025