سوہنا

See also: سوہݨا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀡 (sohaṇa), from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana). Cognate with Pahari-Potwari [script needed] (su(h)ṇā) and Saraiki سوݨھا (soṇhā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sṓṇā IPA^(key): /soː˦.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

سوہݨا • (sohṇā) (feminine سوہݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੋਹਣਾ)

1. beautiful, handsome
2. nice
3. (loosely) courageous
4. (figuratively, poetic) lover

Declension

Declension of سوہنا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	سوہݨا (sohṇā)	سوہݨے (sohṇe)		سوہݨی (sohṇī)	سوہݨیاں (sohṇīyāṉ)
oblique	سوہݨے (sohṇe)	سوہݨیْاں (sohṇiyāṉ)		سوہݨی (sohṇī)	سوہݨیاں (sohṇīyāṉ)

Noun

سوہݨا • (sohṇā) m (feminine سوہݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੋਹਣਾ)

1. same definitions as adjective; see above.

Declension

Declension of سوہنا
dir. sg.	سوہݨا (sohṇā)
dir. pl.	سوہݨے (sohṇe)
	singular	plural
direct	سوہݨا (sohṇā)	سوہݨے (sohṇe)
oblique	سوہݨے (sohṇe)	سوہݨیاں (sohṇeyāṉ)
vocative	سوہݨیا (sohṇeyā)	سوہݨیو (sohṇeyo)
ablative	سوہݨیوں (sohṇeyoṉ)	—
locative	سوہݨے (sohṇe)	—
instrumental	سوہݨے (sohṇe)	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سوہنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਸੋਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śōbhaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733