ਸੋਨਾ

See also: ਸ਼ਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa सोण्णउं (soṇṇaüṃ), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡 (soaṇṇa), 𑀲𑁄𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (sovaṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सौवर्ण (sauvarṇa). Related to ਸਵਰਨ (savarn).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /soː.nɑː/

Noun

ਸੋਨਾ • (sonā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سونا)

1. gold

   Synonym: ਸਵਰਨ (savran)

Declension

Declension of ਸੋਨਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਸੋਨਾ (sonā)	ਸੋਨੇ (sone)
oblique	ਸੋਨੇ (sone)	ਸੋਨਿਆਂ (soniā̃)
vocative	ਸੋਨਿਆ (soniā)	ਸੋਨਿਓ (sonio)
ablative	ਸੋਨਿਓਂ (soniõ)	—
locative	ਸੋਨੇ (sone)	—
instrumental	ਸੋਨੇ (sone)	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਸੋਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1067.

• “ਸੋਨਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• “ਸੋਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026