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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حوصله (hawsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَوصْلَہ • (ḥauṣlah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੌਸਲਾ)
- courage, boldness, fortitude
- morale, spirit
- patience, forbearance
- Synonym: صبر (sabăr)
References
- “حوصلہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حوصلہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حوصله (hawsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَوصَلَہ • (ḥauṣala) m (Hindi spelling हौसला)
- courage, bravery, morale
- Synonym: ہمت (himmat)
Declension
References
- “حوصلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حوصلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.