ਤੈਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Compare Hindi तुझ (tujh). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɛ̃ː/

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Pronoun

ਤੈਂ • (taĩ) (Shahmukhi spelling تیں)

1. oblique of ਤੂੰ (tū̃, “you, thou”); thee (in conjunction with prepositions)

   Alternative form: ਤੈ- (tai-)

   ਤੈਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ

   tainū̃ vekhiā

   [He] saw you

2. ergative of ਤੂੰ (tū̃, “you, thou”); by thee

   ਤੈਂ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਹੈ?

   taĩ vekhiā hai?

   Have you seen it?

Derived terms

• ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainū̃, “to thee”)
• ਤੈਥੋਂ (taithõ, “from thee”)
• ਤੈਡਾ (taiḍā), ਤੈਂਡਾ (taiṇḍā, “thy, thine”) (dialectal)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤੈਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤੈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.