Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit घटना (ghaṭanā).

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Noun

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گھَٹْنا (ghaṭnām (Hindi spelling घटना)

  1. incident, occurrence
    Synonyms: واقِعَہ (vāqi'a), وارِد (vārid)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Hindi घटना (ghaṭanā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (ghaṭṭadi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ghaṭṭati), perhaps derived from Sanskrit घट्ट् (ghaṭṭ, to rub; to speak ill of) in the "speak ill of" sense. Cognate with Maithili घटब (ghaṭab) / 𑒒𑒙𑒥 (ghaṭaba), Nepali घट्नु (ghaṭnu), Punjabi ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā) / گَھٹݨا (ghaṭṇā), Gojri گھٹنو (ghaṭno), Saraiki گَھٹَّݨ (ghaṭṭaṇ), Marwari घटणौ (ghaṭṇau) / 𑅘𑅞𑅢𑅒 (ghṭṇu), Sindhi گَهٽَڻُ / घटणु / 𑊾𑋆𑋌𑋣 (ghaṭaṇu), Gujarati ઘટવું (ghaṭvũ), Marathi घटणे (ghaṭṇe), Assamese ঘটা (ghota), ঘাটা (ghata).

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Noun

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گھَٹْنا (ghaṭnām (Hindi spelling घटना)

  1. to decrease, to dwindle, to decline
    Synonym: کَم (kam)

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Sanskrit घुटना (ghuṭanā).

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Noun

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گھُٹْنا (ghuṭnām (Hindi spelling घुटना)

  1. knee
Declension
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Declension of گھٹنا
singular plural
direct گھٹنا (ghuṭnā) گھٹنے (ghuṭne)
oblique گھٹنے (ghuṭne) گھٹنوں (ghuṭnõ)
vocative گھٹنے (ghuṭne) گھٹنو (ghuṭno)

Verb

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گھٹنا (ghuṭnā) (Hindi spelling घुटना)

  1. to be pounded