Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
ਅਰਥ
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
my|your|Peter's|of|own
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
ਵਾਕ
This is my brother's phone.
Visual guide
Basic shape
possessor ---- link ---- possessed my book Anna car brother phone Question: whose? This is my brother's phone. link = belonging/connection
Compare shape
same possession link, different language shapes: my book pronoun Anna's car genitive/'s roof of house of-phrase house roof word order book-my? possessed form Ask: possessor + possessed?
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Punjabi (standard, Gurmukhi)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Possession is commonly marked with ਦਾ/ਦੀ/ਦੇ, which agrees with the possessed noun.
ਇਹ ਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਹੈ।
This Ram of book is.
ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Arabic (Modern Standard)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
Learners may misuse the definite article inside iḍāfa or attach suffixes incorrectly.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.