لت

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (lattā). Cognate with Urdu لات (lāt) / Hindi लात (lāt, “kick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /lət̪.t̪ə̆/, [lɐt̪.t̪ə̆]

Noun

لَتّ • (latt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੱਤ)

1. (anatomy) leg

   Synonym: ٹَن٘گ (ṭaṉg)

2. kick, blow given from the foot

Declension

Declension of لت
dir. sg.	لَتّ (latt)
dir. pl.	لَتّاں (lattāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	لَتّ (latt)	لَتّاں (lattāṉ)
oblique	لَتّ (latt)	لَتّاں (lattāṉ)
vocative	لَتّے (latte)	لَتّو (latto)
ablative	لَتّوں (lattoṉ)	لَتّاں (lattāṉ)
locative	لَتّی (lattī)	لَتِّیں (lattiīṉ)
instrumental	لَتِّیں (lattiīṉ)	لَتّے (latte)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “لت”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਲੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lattā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (lattā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lət̪ː/

Noun

لَتّ (latt) f (Devanagari लत्त, Multani 𑊣𑊖𑊖)

1. (anatomy) leg

   Synonym: ڄَنگھ (ǰaṉgh)