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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀡 (hāyaṇa), from Sanskrit हायान (hāyaná, “year-long”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ہاݨ • (hāṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)
- contemporaneous; contemporary; coetaneous-ness
- (substantive) peer of the same age
Declension
| Declension of ہان
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| dir. sg.
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ہاݨ (hāṇ)
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| dir. pl.
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ہاݨ (hāṇ)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ہاݨ (hāṇ)
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ہاݨ (hāṇ)
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| oblique
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ہاݨ (hāṇ)
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ہاݨاں (hāṇāṉ)
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| vocative
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ہاݨا (hāṇā)
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ہاݨو (hāṇo)
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| ablative
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ہاݨوں (hāṇoṉ)
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ہاݨاں (hāṇāṉ)
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| locative
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ہاݨے (hāṇe)
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ہاݨِیں (hāṇīṉ)
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| instrumental
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ہاݨوں (hāṇoṉ)
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–
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Adjective
ہاݨ • (hāṇ) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)
- of the same age.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀦𑀺 (hāni), from Sanskrit हानि (hāni).
Pronunciation
Noun
ہان • (hān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਨ)
- loss; deficit; decrease
- damage; harm
- bloodshed
Declension
| Declension of ہان
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| dir. sg.
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ہان (hān)
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ہان (hān)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ہان (hān)
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ہان (hān)
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| oblique
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ہان (hān)
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ہاناں (hānāṉ)
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| vocative
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ہانا (hānā)
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ہانو (hāno)
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| ablative
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ہانوں (hānoṉ)
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ہاناں (hānāṉ)
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| locative
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ہانے (hāne)
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ہانِیں (hānīṉ)
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| instrumental
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ہانوں (hānoṉ)
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–
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ہان”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāyaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāní-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813