Etymology
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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (óṣṭha). First attested as Old Hindi ہونٹ in 1503.
Pronunciation
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ہون٘ٹ or ہونْٹ • (hõṭ or honṭ) m (Hindi spelling होंठ)
- (anatomy) lip
- Synonym: لب (lab)
Declension
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Declension of ہونٹ
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singular
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plural
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direct
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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oblique
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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ہونٹوں (honṭō̃)
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vocative
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ہونٹ (honṭ)
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ہونٹو (honṭō)
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Further reading
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- “ہونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ہونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہونٹ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.