واٹ

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Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्म (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥.

Noun

واٹ (vāṭf (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਟ)

  1. journey, distance
    Synonym: سَفَر (safar)
  2. road; path
  3. custom (ie. tradition)

Declension

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Declension of واٹ
dir. sg. واٹ (vāṭ)
dir. pl. واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
singular plural
direct واٹ (vāṭ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
oblique واٹ (vāṭ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
vocative واٹے (vāṭe) واٹو (vāṭo)
ablative واٹوں (vāṭoṉ)
locative واٹے (vāṭe) واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)
instrumental واٹے (vāṭe) واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

واٹ (vāṭm (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਟ)

  1. watt

Declension

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Declension of واٹ
dir. sg. واٹ (vāṭ)
dir. pl. واٹ (vāṭ)
singular plural
direct واٹ (vāṭ) واٹ (vāṭ)
oblique واٹ (vāṭ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
vocative واٹا (vāṭā) واٹو (vāṭo)
ablative واٹوں (vāṭoṉ)
locative واٹے (vāṭe) واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)
instrumental واٹے (vāṭe) واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “واٹ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਵਾਟ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 663