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ہونٹ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ہونٹ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ہونٹ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (óṣṭha). First attested as Old Hindi ہونٹ in 1503.
Pronunciation
Noun
ہون٘ٹ or ہونْٹ • (hõṭ or honṭ) m (Hindi spelling होंठ)
- (anatomy) lip
- Synonym: لب (lab)
Declension
| Declension of ہونٹ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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| oblique
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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ہونٹوں (honṭō̃)
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| vocative
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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ہونٹو (honṭō)
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Further reading
- “ہونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ہونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہونٹ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
