گھنٹہ

Punjabi

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m

  1. Alternative form of گَھنْٹا‎ (ghanṭā)

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡʱən.ʈɑː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • (Punjab) IPA(key): [ɡʱɜːn.ʈɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭā) m (Hindi spelling घंटा)

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

Declension
Declension of گھنٹہ
singular plural
direct گھنٹہ‎ (ghanṭah) گھنٹے‎ (ghanṭe)
oblique گھنٹے‎ (ghanṭe) گھنٹوں‎ (ghanṭõ)
vocative گھنٹے‎ (ghanṭe) گھنٹو‎ (ghanṭo)

Descendants
  • → Shina: گاݨٹا‎ (găṇṭá, “hour”)

References
  • “گھنٹہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “گھنٹہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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