ਸਥਾਨ
See also: ਅਸਥਾਨ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna), with a religiously elevated sense. Compare derived Punjabi doublets ਥਾਣ (thāṇa, “place”) and ਥਾਣਾ (thāṇā) or ਠਾਣਾ (ṭhāṇā, “place, police station”).
Noun
ਸਥਾਨ • (s(a)thāna) m (Shahmukhi spelling ستھان)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਸਥਾਨ (sathān) | ਸਥਾਨ (sathān) |
| oblique | ਸਥਾਨ (sathān) | ਸਥਾਨਾਂ (sathānā̃) |
| vocative | ਸਥਾਨਾ (sathānā) | ਸਥਾਨੋ (sathāno) |
| ablative | ਸਥਾਨੋਂ (sathānõ) | — |
| locative | ਸਥਾਨੇ (sathāne) | ਸਥਾਨੀਂ (sathānī̃) |
| instrumental | ਸਥਾਨੇ (sathāne) | ਸਥਾਨੀਂ (sathānī̃) |
Related terms
- ਅਸਥਾਨ m (asathān)
- ਸਥਾਨੀਕਰਨ m (sathānīkran, “localisation”)
- ਸਥਾਨਿਕ (sathānik, “local”, adjective)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press