ધણી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati धणी (dhaṇī), from Sanskrit धनिक (dhanika).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ધણી • (dhaṇīm

  1. husband
    Synonyms: વર (var), પતિ (pati)
  2. lord, master

Declension

Declension of ધણી
singular plural
nominative ધણી (dhaṇī) ધણીઓ (dhaṇīo)
oblique ધણી (dhaṇī) ધણીઓ (dhaṇīo)
vocative ધણી (dhaṇī) ધણીઓ (dhaṇīo)
instrumental ધણી (dhaṇī) ધણીઓ (dhaṇīo)
locative ધણીએ (dhaṇīe) ધણીઓએ (dhaṇīoe)

Derived terms

  • ધણીપણું (dhaṇīpaṇũ, husbandhood)

Further reading

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhanín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 384