Punjabi edit

Noun edit

گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭam (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੰਟਾ)

  1. Alternative form of گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā)

Urdu edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭām (Hindi spelling घंटा)

  1. (time) hour
  2. bell
  3. (dated) clock
  4. (figuratively) nothing, jack

Declension edit

Declension of گھنٹہ
singular plural
direct گھنٹہ (ghanṭah) گھنٹے (ghanṭe)
oblique گھنٹے (ghanṭe) گھنٹوں (ghanṭõ)
vocative گھنٹے (ghanṭe) گھنٹو (ghanṭo)

Descendants edit

  • Shina: گاݨٹا (găṇṭá, hour)

References edit

  • گھنٹہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • گھنٹہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.