ਮਹਤੁ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s

From Sanskrit महत्त्व (mahattva). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahattva).

Noun

ਮਹਤੁ (mahattum

  1. greatness

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਹੱਤ (mahatta)
    Shahmukhi script: مَہَتّ (mahatt)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮਹਤੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 230
  • ਮਹਤੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahattva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press