ਘਾਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit घात (ghāta, “killing, blow, bruise”). Compare derived Punjabi doublets ਘਾਉ (ghāu); ਘਾਅ (ghāa, “wound, sore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /käː˨t̪ə̆/
• Rhymes: -äː˨t̪ə̆
• Hyphenation: ਘਾਤ

Noun

ਘਾਤ • (ghātă) f (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)

1. ambush
2. (mathematics) power, index

Declension

Declension of ਘਾਤ
dir. sg.	ਘਾਤ (ghāt)
dir. pl.	ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਘਾਤ (ghāt)	ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
oblique	ਘਾਤ (ghāt)	ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
vocative	ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte)	ਘਾਤੋ (ghāto)
ablative	ਘਾਤੋਂ (ghātõ)	—
locative	ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte)	ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)
instrumental	ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte)	ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)

Noun

ਘਾਤ • (ghātă) m (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)

1. killing, slaughter

Declension

Declension of ਘਾਤ
dir. sg.	ਘਾਤ (ghāt)
dir. pl.	ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਘਾਤ (ghāt)	ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
oblique	ਘਾਤ (ghāt)	ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃)
vocative	ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte)	ਘਾਤੋ (ghāto)
ablative	ਘਾਤੋਂ (ghātõ)	—
locative	ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte)	ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)
instrumental	ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte)	ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃)

Suffix

ਘਾਤ • (ghāt) (Shahmukhi spellinh گھات)

1. indicating killing

   ਆਤਮ ਘਾਤ

   ātam ghāt

   Suicide

Derived terms

Terms derived from the suffix -ਘਾਤ

• ਆਤਮ ਘਾਤ (ātam ghāt)
• ਮਿੱਤਰ ਘਾਤ (mittar ghāt)
• ਵਸਾਹਘਾਤ (vasāhghāt)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ghāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 241