ਹੱਥ
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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit हत्थ (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Compare Hindi हाथ (hāth), Marathi हात (hāt).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਹੱਥ • (hatthă) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہتھ)
- (anatomy) hand; forearm
- cubit (measure of length equivalent to half a yard)
- (figurative) reach, approach
- (card games) hand; turn
Declension
| Declension of ਹੱਥ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਹੱਥ (hattha) | |
| dir. pl. | ਹੱਥ (hattha) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਹੱਥ (hattha) | ਹੱਥ (hattha) |
| oblique | ਹੱਥ (hattha) | ਹੱਥਾਂ (hatthā̃) |
| vocative | ਹੱਥਾ (hatthā) | ਹੱਥੋ (hattho) |
| ablative | ਹੱਥੋਂ (hatthõ) | — |
| locative | ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe) | ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃) |
| instrumental | ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe) | ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃) |
Derived terms
Related terms
- ਹਥੇਲ਼ੀ f (hatheḷī, “palm”)
Further reading
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੱਥ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 438.
- “ਹੱਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811