ਗੁਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʊɳə̆]

Noun

ਗੁਣ • (guṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling گن)

1. virtue, quality, attribute, merit, excellence
2. skill, effect, advantage
3. cause, reason

Declension

Declension of ਗੁਣ
dir. sg.	ਗੁਣ (guṇ)
dir. pl.	ਗੁਣ (guṇ)
	singular	plural
direct	ਗੁਣ (guṇ)	ਗੁਣ (guṇ)
oblique	ਗੁਣ (guṇ)	ਗੁਣਾਂ (guṇā̃)
vocative	ਗੁਣਾ (guṇā)	ਗੁਣੋ (guṇo)
ablative	ਗੁਣੋਂ (guṇõ)	—
locative	ਗੁਣੇ (guṇe)	ਗੁਣੀਂ (guṇī̃)
instrumental	ਗੁਣੇ (guṇe)	ਗੁਣੀਂ (guṇī̃)

Derived terms

• ਨਿਰਗੁਣ (nirguṇ)
• ਸਰਗੁਣ (sarguṇ)

 

References

• “ਗੁਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੁਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.