"ਲਈ" meaning in Punjabi

See ਲਈ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Postposition

IPA: /lə.iː/ (note: Standard Punjabi), [ˈlə.ji(ː)] (note: Standard Punjabi), [li(ː)] [Canada, colloquial] (note: Standard Punjabi) Forms: laī [romanization]
Etymology: From ਲੈਣਾ (laiṇā). Compare Hindi लिए (lie). Etymology templates: {{cog|hi|लिए}} Hindi लिए (lie) Head templates: {{head|pa|postposition|tr=laī}} ਲਈ • (laī)
  1. for, in order to; for the sake of (also ਦੇ ~)
    Sense id: en-ਲਈ-pa-postp-aRRZLAwL Categories (other): Punjabi postpositions, Punjabi verb forms in Gurmukhi script Disambiguation of Punjabi postpositions: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Punjabi verb forms in Gurmukhi script: 13 43 44

Verb

IPA: /lə.iː/ (note: Standard Punjabi), [ˈlə.ji(ː)] (note: Standard Punjabi), [li(ː)] [Canada, colloquial] (note: Standard Punjabi) Forms: laī [romanization]
Etymology: From ਲੈਣਾ (laiṇā). Compare Hindi लिए (lie). Etymology templates: {{cog|hi|लिए}} Hindi लिए (lie) Head templates: {{pa-verb form}} ਲਈ • (laī)
  1. inflection of ਲੈਣਾ (laiṇā):
    feminine singular perfective participle
    Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, perfective, singular Form of: ਲੈਣਾ (extra: (laiṇā):)
    Sense id: en-ਲਈ-pa-verb-LsYCrO0t Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header, Punjabi postpositions, Punjabi terms with redundant transliterations, Punjabi verb forms in Gurmukhi script Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 46 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 47 48 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of Punjabi postpositions: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Punjabi terms with redundant transliterations: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of Punjabi verb forms in Gurmukhi script: 13 43 44
  2. inflection of ਲੈਣਾ (laiṇā):
    feminine singular perfect indicative
    Tags: feminine, form-of, indicative, perfect, singular Form of: ਲੈਣਾ (extra: (laiṇā):)
    Sense id: en-ਲਈ-pa-verb-aTehOSiG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header, Punjabi postpositions, Punjabi terms with redundant transliterations, Punjabi verb forms in Gurmukhi script Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 46 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 47 48 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of Punjabi postpositions: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Punjabi terms with redundant transliterations: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of Punjabi verb forms in Gurmukhi script: 13 43 44
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        "1": "hi",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ਲੈਣਾ (laiṇā). Compare Hindi लिए (lie).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This book is for Raj.",
          "roman": "iha kitāb rāj (de) laī hai",
          "text": "ਇਹ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਰਾਜ (ਦੇ) ਲਈ ਹੈ",
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          "in order to",
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          "for the sake of"
        ]
      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/lə.iː/",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlə.ji(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[li(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi",
      "tags": [
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lə.iː/",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈlə.ji(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[li(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/lə.iː/",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
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      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[li(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "colloquial"
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        "feminine singular perfective participle"
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      "ipa": "/lə.iː/",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈlə.ji(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[li(ː)]",
      "note": "Standard Punjabi",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ਲਈ"
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