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Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit घटी (ghaṭī, “a period of 24 minutes”).
Noun
ਘੜੀ • (ghaṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling گھڑی)
- a time period of 22.5 minutes
- clock, watch
Declension
| Declension of ਘੜੀ
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| dir. sg.
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ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī)
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| dir. pl.
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ਘੜੀਆਂ (ghaṛīā̃)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī)
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ਘੜੀਆਂ (ghaṛīā̃)
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| oblique
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ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī)
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ਘੜੀਆਂ (ghaṛīā̃)
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| vocative
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ਘੜੀਏ (ghaṛīē)
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ਘੜੀਓ (ghaṛīo)
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| ablative
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| locative
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| instrumental
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Derived terms
- ਘੜੀਸਾਜ਼ m (ghaṛīsāz, “watchmaker”)
- ਘੜੀ ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī ghaṛī, “again and again”, adverb)
- ਘੜੀ ਨੂੰ (ghaṛī nū̃, “shortly”, adverb)
Further reading
- “ਘੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024