جیجا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*jījja).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒäː/, [d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒˑäː]
  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: جی‧جا

Noun

جِیجا • (jījā) m (feminine جِیجی, Gurmukhi spelling ਜੀਜਾ)

  1. brother-in-law; sister's husband
    Synonym: بَھݨْوَئیا (bhaṇvaīā)
  2. bridegroom

Declension

Declension of جیجا
dir. sg. جِیجا (jījā)
dir. pl. جِیجے (jīje)
singular plural
direct جِیجا (jījā) جِیجے (jīje)
oblique جِیجے (jīje) جِیجیاں (jījeyāṉ)
vocative جِیجیا (jījeyā) جِیجیو (jījeyo)
ablative جِیجیوں (jījeyoṉ)
locative جِیجے (jīje)
instrumental جِیجے (jīje)

Further reading

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