طعنہ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Arabic طَعَنَ (ṭaʕana)

Arabic طَعْنَة (ṭaʕna)bor.

Classical Persian طَعْنَه (ta'na)bor.

Punjabi طَعْنَہ

Borrowed from Classical Persian طَعْنَه (ta'na), borrowed from Arabic طَعْنَة (ṭaʕna), from طَعَنَ (ṭaʕana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: tā́nā IPA^(key): [t̪äː˥.näː(˧)]
• Hyphenation: طَع‧نَہ

Noun

طَعْنَہ • (t̤aʻnah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਾਹਨਾ)

1. taunt; jeer; sneer; jibe

   Synonyms: مِہْݨا (mihṇā), چوبھ (cobh), ٹِچْکَر (ṭickar)

Declension

Declension of طعنہ

	singular	plural
direct	طَعْنَہ (t̤aʻnah)	طَعْنے (t̤aʻne)
oblique	طَعْنے (t̤aʻne)	طَعْنیاں (t̤aʻneyāṉ)
vocative	طَعْنیا (t̤aʻneyā)	طَعْنیو (t̤aʻneyo)
ablative	طَعْنیوں (t̤aʻneyoṉ)	—
locative	طَعْنے (t̤aʻne)	طَعْنِیں (t̤aʻnīṉ)
instrumental	طَعْنے (t̤aʻne)	طَعْنِیں (t̤aʻnīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “طعنَہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਤਾਹਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Etymology

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Arabic طَعَنَ (ṭaʕana)

Arabic طَعْنَة (ṭaʕna)bor.

Classical Persian طَعْنَه (ta'na)bor.

Urdu طَعْنَہ

Borrowed from Classical Persian طَعْنَه (ta'na), borrowed from Arabic طَعْنَة (ṭaʕna), from طَعَنَ (ṭaʕana). First attested in c. 1503 as Middle Hindi طعنہ (t̤'nh /⁠ta'na⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.nɑː/
• Hyphenation: طَع‧نَہ

Noun

طَعْنَہ • (ta'na) m (Hindi spelling ताना)

1. taunt; jeer; sneer; jibe

Declension

Declension of طعنہ

	singular	plural
direct	طَعْنَہ (ta'nah)	طَعْنے (ta'ne)
oblique	طَعْنے (ta'ne)	طَعْنوں (ta'nõ)
vocative	طَعْنے (ta'ne)	طَعْنو (ta'no)

Further reading

• “طعنہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “طعن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 424
• John Shakespear (1834), “طعنه”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC, page 1203