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Etymology edit

From ہِنْدْوَاݨَہ (hindvāṇah), derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُوَانَه (hinduwāna).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ہَدْوَاݨَہ (hadvāṇahm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਦਵਾਣਾ)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: تَرْبُوز (tarbūz), مَتِیرا (matīrā)

Declension edit

Declension of ہدوانہ
dir. sg. ہَدْوَاݨا (hadvāṇā)
dir. pl. ہَدْوَاݨے (hadvāṇe)
singular plural
direct ہَدْوَاݨا (hadvāṇā) ہَدْوَاݨے (hadvāṇe)
oblique ہَدْوَاݨے (hadvāṇe) ہَدْوَاݨیاں (hadvāṇeyāṉ)
vocative ہَدْوَاݨیا (hadvāṇeyā) ہَدْوَاݨیو (hadvāṇeyo)
ablative ہَدْوَاݨیوں (hadvāṇeyoṉ)
locative ہَدْوَاݨے (hadvāṇe)
instrumental ہَدْوَاݨے (hadvāṇe)

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہدوانہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਹਦਵਾਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024