ਹੱਥ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit हत्थ (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Compare Hindi हाथ (hāth), Marathi हात (hāt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦət̪ːʰə̆/
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Noun

ਹੱਥ • (hatthă) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہتھ)

  1. (anatomy) hand; forearm
  2. cubit (measure of length equivalent to half a yard)
  3. (figurative) reach, approach
  4. (card games) hand; turn

Declension
Declension of ਹੱਥ
dir. sg. ਹੱਥ (hattha)
dir. pl. ਹੱਥ (hattha)
singular plural
direct ਹੱਥ (hattha) ਹੱਥ (hattha)
oblique ਹੱਥ (hattha) ਹੱਥਾਂ (hatthā̃)
vocative ਹੱਥਾ (hatthā) ਹੱਥੋ (hattho)
ablative ਹੱਥੋਂ (hatthõ) —
locative ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe) ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃)
instrumental ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe) ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃)

Derived terms
  • ਹੱਥ ਗੋਲ਼ਾ m (hattha goḷā, “hand grenade”)
  • ਹੱਥ ਘੜੀ f (hattha ghaṛī, “wristwatch”)

Further reading
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੱਥ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 438.
  • “ਹੱਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811
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