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Punjabi
Noun
گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੰਟਾ)
- Alternative form of گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā)
Urdu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).
Pronunciation
Noun
گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭā) m (Hindi spelling घंटा)
- (time) hour
- bell
- (dated) clock
- (figuratively) nothing, jack
Declension
| Declension of گھنٹہ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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گھنٹہ (ghanṭah)
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گھنٹے (ghanṭe)
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| oblique
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گھنٹے (ghanṭe)
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گھنٹوں (ghanṭõ)
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| vocative
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گھنٹے (ghanṭe)
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گھنٹو (ghanṭo)
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Descendants
References
- “گھنٹہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “گھنٹہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.