ਤਿੰਨ

Punjabi

Punjabi numbers ^(edit)

	30
←  2	੩ 3	4  →
Cardinal: ਤਿੰਨ (tinn), ਤ੍ਰੈ (trai)     Ordinal: ਤੀਜਾ (tījā)     Multiplier: ਤਿਹਰਾ (tihrā)     Collective: ਤਿੰਨਾਂ (tinnā̃)     Fractional: ਤਿਹਾਈ (tihāī)

Alternative forms

• ਤ੍ਰੈ (Lahnda), ਤਿਉਂਹ (dialectal, older)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रीणि (trīṇi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪn̪ːə̆/

Numeral

ਤਿੰਨ • (tinnă) (Shahmukhi spelling تِنّ)

1. (Standard Punjabi, Eastern) three

Declension

Declension of ਤਿੰਨ

	singular	plural
direct	ਤਿੰਨ (tinn)	ਤਿੰਨ (tinn)
oblique	ਤਿੰਨ (tinn)	ਤਿੰਨਾਂ (tinnā̃)
vocative	ਤਿੰਨਾ (tinnā)	ਤਿੰਨੋ (tinno)
ablative	ਤਿੰਨੋਂ (tinnõ)	—
locative	ਤਿੰਨੇ (tinne)	ਤਿੰਨੀਂ (tinnī̃)
instrumental	ਤਿੰਨੇ (tinne)	ਤਿੰਨੀਂ (tinnī̃)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “trī́ṇi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 342
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tráyaḥ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 342
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤਿਉਂਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.