حوصلہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوصله‎ (howsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة‎ (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).

Pronunciation

Noun

حَوصَلَہ • (ḥauṣala) m (Hindi spelling हौसला)

  1. courage, bravery, morale
    Synonym: ہمت‎ (himmat)

Declension
Declension of حوصلہ
singular plural
direct حَوصَلہ‎ (ḥauṣalah) حَوصَلے‎ (ḥauṣale)
oblique حَوصَلے‎ (ḥauṣale) حَوصَلوں‎ (ḥauṣalõ)
vocative حَوصَلے‎ (ḥauṣale) حَوصَلو‎ (ḥauṣalo)

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