ਨੇ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/

Etymology 1

Compare Hindi ने (ne).

Postposition

ਨੇ • (ne) (Shahmukhi spelling نے)

1. (Eastern, dialectal) ergative case marker, marks the subject for verbs in their perfective aspect.

   ਰਾਵੀ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦਿੱਤੀ।

   rāvī ne mainū̃ kitāb dittī.

   Raavi gave me a book.

Usage notes

Often dropped in Punjabi, especially in the Puadhi and Majhi dialects. Not used in Lahnda.

Etymology 2

Probably related to Jatki ਹਿਨ / Saraiki ہِن (hin, “are”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ਨੇਂ (nẽ)

Pronoun

ਨੇ • (ne) (Shahmukhi spelling نے) (Majhi)

1. third-person plural pronominal suffix
2. third-person singular honorific pronominal suffix

See also

Majhi pronominal suffixes
Person		Present	Past
2nd person	informal / singular	ਈ • ای (ī)	ਸਾਈ • سائی (sāī)
	honorific / plural	ਜੇ • جے (je)	ਸਾਜੇ • ساجے (sāje)
3rd person	informal / singular	ਸੂ • سُو (sū)	ਸਾਸੂ • ساسُو (sāsū)
	honorific / plural	ਨੇ • نے (ne)	ਸਾਨੇ • سانے (sāne)

Verb

ਨੇ • (ne) (Shahmukhi spelling نے)

1. (Majhi) alternative form of ਹਨ (han)

Usage notes

ne has almost completely overtaken the original third-person present indicative copula han, and has become a staple and key defining feature of Majhi.