سکھی

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Noun

سَکھی • (sakhī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. female friend, companion
Declension
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Declension of سکھی
dir. sg. سَکھی (sakhī)
dir. pl. سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
oblique سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
vocative سَکھِیے (sakhiye) سَکھِیو (sakhīv)
ablative سَکھِیوں (sakhīvṉ) —
locative — —
instrumental — —

Etymology 2

Corrupted from Classical Persian سخی (saxī), itself from Arabic سَخِي (saḵī).

Adjective

سَکھی • (sakhī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. generous, benevolent
Usage notes

Typically used to describe females or feminine nouns.

References
  • “سکھی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سخی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
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