سوہنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀡 (sohaṇa), from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana). Cognate with Pahari-Potwari سوہݨا (sohṇā) 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) beloved

Declension

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

Noun

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

1. same definitions as adjective; see above.

Declension

Declension of سوہنا

	singular	plural
direct	سوہݨا (sohṇā)	سوہݨے (sohṇe)
oblique	سوہݨے (sohṇe)	سوہݨیْاں (sohṇiyāṉ)
vocative	سوہݨیْا (sohṇiyā)	سوہݨیو (sohṇeyo)
ablative	سوہݨیوں (sohṇeyoṉ)	سوہݨیْاں (sohṇiyāṉ)
locative	–	سوہݨِیں (sohṇīṉ)
instrumental	سوہݨے (sohṇe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سوہنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “سوہنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਸੋਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śōbhaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 733