Language · A guide to the archive
Study six connected questions about noun forms, accompanying words and the way a complete phrase is constructed.
Begin with one documented example and follow its noun through the explanation. Compare a singular with a plural, then look for the construction that calls for a particular form. Use the linked source and its example rather than extending one ending to every word. These guides distinguish the patterns they describe and preserve the date, regional scope and inspection limits of the evidence. They also offer a route from an individual word to the surrounding phrase.
An intentional selection
Understand masculine and feminine noun classes through documented Punjabi examples, with ending clues, exceptions and the regional limits of older grammars.
Compare Punjabi singular and plural noun patterns, including changing endings, unchanged forms and nasalisation, using two dated grammar descriptions.
Learn why a Punjabi noun can change before a postposition, why one ending can have different jobs, and how direct forms also occur with some objects.
See how Punjabi postpositions follow nouns, connect with oblique forms and express relationships, with examples and regional limits from older grammars.
Explore Punjabi pronouns through person, number and respect, including plural forms for one respected person and the agreement that follows them.
Understand Punjabi adjective agreement through gender, number and case, distinguish changing and unchanged adjectives, and compare documented examples.
How we use sources, explain uncertainty and correct mistakes.
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