حونصلہ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• حوصلہ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔ̃ː˥˩s.läː/

Noun

حَون٘صْلَہ • (ḥauṉṣlah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੌਂਸਲਾ)

1. courage, boldness, fortitude
2. morale, spirit
3. patience, forbearance

   Synonym: صبر (sabăr)

References

• “حوصلہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حوصلہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024