ਹੀਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीन (hīna, “deficient”).

Adjective

ਹੀਣ • (hīṇ)

  1. inferior, low, base, abject, abased, humiliated
  2. lacking
  • -ਹੀਣ (-hīṇ, “-less”, suffix)
  • ਹੀਣਾ (hīṇā, “lacking”, adjective)
  • ਹੀਣਤ f (hīṇat, “inferiority”)

Further reading
  • “ਹੀਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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