Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sona/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Verb Word # ਸੌਣਾ sona Say it**SAU-naa**Type**Verb** In short Sona (ਸੌਣਾ) is the Punjabi verb "to sleep", the night's rest that restores the worker. ## How it's used 1. 1ਬੱਚਾ ਜਲਦੀ ਸੌਂ ਗਿਆ।The child fell asleep early. 2. 2ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਚੰਗੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਆਈ।I slept well at night. 3. 3ਥੱਕੇ ਹੋਏ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਗੂੜ੍ਹੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ।The tired farmer sleeps deeply. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸੌਣਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਨੀਂਦ ਕਰਨਾ। ਦਿਨ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਆਰਾਮ, "ਚੰਗੀ ਨੀਂਦ" ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਨਿਆਮਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਹੈ। ਲਿਖਤੀ ਰੂਪ "ਸੌਣਾ" ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੀਂਦ ਸੂਰਜ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਦੀ ਸੀ, ਜਲਦੀ ਸੌਣਾ, ਤੜਕੇ ਉੱਠਣਾ। ਗਰਮੀ ਦੀ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਤ ਰੀਤ ਹੈ। ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਸਾਫ਼ ਜ਼ਮੀਰ ਚੰਗੀ ਸੌਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਮਾਵਾਂ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ ਲੋਰੀਆਂ ਗਾ ਕੇ ਸੁਲਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ## Meaning Sona, properly written ਸੌਣਾ, means to sleep. It is the verb of the night's rest: "sona" ends the day's labour and begins the body's repair. "Changhi neend" (good sleep) is counted among life's great blessings. The written standard is sauna, though in speech it often sounds like "sona". The spelling ਸੌਣਾ is what dictionaries and books use. ## Origin and etymology Sauna is an old verb of the region's speech for sleeping. Like the verbs for eating and drinking, it belongs to the most basic and ancient vocabulary, every language keeps its sleep-verb from the beginning. The noun "neend" (sleep) and "sutta" (asleep) belong to the same family of rest. ## Cultural context Sleep in Punjabi village life followed the sun: early to bed after the day's labour, up before dawn for the fields. The afternoon nap in summer's heat is an honoured institution. Punjabi sayings praise good sleep as wealth: the clear conscience sleeps well, the honest worker sleeps deep. Lullabies (loriyan) sing children to sleep, and mothers still sing the old ones. ## What does sona mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "To sleep". Sona, properly written ਸੌਣਾ, means to sleep. It is the verb of the night's rest: "sona" ends the day's labour and begins the body's repair. "Changhi neend" (good sleep) is counted among life's great blessings. ## How is sona used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਬੱਚਾ ਜਲਦੀ ਸੌਂ ਗਿਆ।, "The child fell asleep early.". Another example from the entry: ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਚੰਗੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਆਈ।, "I slept well at night.". ## How do you pronounce sona? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "SAU-naa". ## Where would you hear sona used? The entry lists its usage as "Everyday speech". ## ਸੌਣਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਸੌਣਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਨੀਂਦ ਕਰਨਾ। ਦਿਨ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਆਰਾਮ, "ਚੰਗੀ ਨੀਂਦ" ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਨਿਆਮਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਹੈ। ਲਿਖਤੀ ਰੂਪ "ਸੌਣਾ" ਹੈ। ## ਸੌਣਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਬੱਚਾ ਜਲਦੀ ਸੌਂ ਗਿਆ। ## ਸੌਣਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੀਂਦ ਸੂਰਜ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਦੀ ਸੀ, ਜਲਦੀ ਸੌਣਾ, ਤੜਕੇ ਉੱਠਣਾ। ਗਰਮੀ ਦੀ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਤ ਰੀਤ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਉੱਠਣਾuthnaTo rise; to wake up](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/uthna/)[ਰਾਤraatNight](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/raat/)[ਮਿਹਨਤmehnatHard work; effort](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mehnat/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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