ਦਿਨ
dinGurmukhi, masculine
The Punjabi word for "day" is ਦਿਨ (din).
ਦਿਨ is used to refer to a period of 24 hours.
Meaning: period of 24 hours (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
ਦਿਨ is a masculine noun. It changes to its oblique form, ਦਿਨਾਂ, when it is followed by a postposition, such as the words for "in" or "of".
How do you pronounce it?
din
Did you know?
- Punjabi uses the word ਦਿਨ in the expression ਦਿਨ ਚੜ੍ਹਨਾ, which literally means 'the day is climbing' to describe the sunrise.
- The Punjabi calendar is deeply tied to the phrase ਦਿਨ through the 'Nanakshahi' calendar, which was created to reflect the specific solar cycle of the Sikh faith.
- The word ਦਿਨ is an inheritance from the ancient Sanskrit word diná.
Examples in context
- ਅੱਜ ਦਾ ਦਿਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਹੈ।ajj da din bahut vadhia hai.Today is a very good day.
- ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।ih kamm ik din vich ho javega.This work will be done in one day.
- ਮੈਂ ਹਰ ਦਿਨ ਕਸਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।main har din kasrat karda han.I exercise every day.
Example conversation
Preet and Ravinder are talking about their schedules.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਦਿਨ ਆ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ?Tusi kehre din aa rahe ho?Which day are you coming?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਮੈਂ ਸੋਮਵਾਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਆਵਾਂਗਾ।Main Somvar vale din avanga.I will come on Monday.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਕੀ ਉਸ ਦਿਨ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਵਿਹਲੇ ਹੋ?Ki us din tusi vihle ho?Are you free that day?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਦਿਨ ਵਿਹਲਾ ਹਾਂ।Han, main us din vihla han.Yes, I am free that day.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “day” translations and entries ਦਿਨ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ਦਿਨ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
