ਘਾਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit घात (ghāta, killing, blow, bruise). Compare derived Punjabi doublets ਘਾਉ (ghāu); ਘਾਅ (ghāa, wound, sore).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /käː˨t̪ə̆/
  • Rhymes: -äː˨t̪ə̆
  • Hyphenation: ਘਾਤ

Noun

ਘਾਤ • (ghātă) f (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)

  1. ambush
  2. (mathematics) power, index

Declension

Declension of ਘਾਤ
dir. sg. ਘਾਤ (ghāt)
dir. pl. ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
singular plural
direct ਘਾਤ (ghāt) ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
oblique ਘਾਤ (ghāt) ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
vocative ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) ਘਾਤੋ (ghāto)
ablative ਘਾਤੋਂ (ghātõ)
locative ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)
instrumental ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)

Noun

ਘਾਤ • (ghātă) m (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)

  1. killing, slaughter

Declension

Declension of ਘਾਤ
dir. sg. ਘਾਤ (ghāt)
dir. pl. ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
singular plural
direct ਘਾਤ (ghāt) ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
oblique ਘਾਤ (ghāt) ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
vocative ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) ਘਾਤੋ (ghāto)
ablative ਘਾਤੋਂ (ghātõ)
locative ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)
instrumental ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)

Suffix

ਘਾਤ • (ghāt) (Shahmukhi spellinh گھات)

  1. indicating killing
    ਆਤਮ ਘਾਤ
    ātam ghāt
    Suicide

Derived terms

References

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