گھنٹہ

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Punjabi

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੰਟਾ)

  1. 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)

  1. (time) hour
  2. bell
  3. (dated) clock
  4. (slang) nothing, jack

Declension

    Declension of گھنٹہ
singular plural
direct گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭah) گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe)
oblique گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe) گَھنْٹوں (ghanṭõ)
vocative گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe) گَھنْٹو (ghanṭo)

Descendants

  • → Shina: گاݨٹا (găṇṭá, “hour”)

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.
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