Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa). Doublet of ਘਾਟ (ghāṭ) and ਘਾੱਟੀ (ghāṭṭī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਘਾੱਟਾ (ghāṭṭām (Shahmukhi spelling گھاٹا)

  1. diminution, deficiency, scarcity, lack, want, loss, deficit
  2. damages, compensation, injury

Declension

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Declension of ਘਾੱਟਾ
dir. sg. ਘਾੱਟਾ (ghāṭṭā)
dir. pl. ਘਾੱਟੇ (ghāṭṭe)
singular plural
direct ਘਾੱਟਾ (ghāṭṭā) ਘਾੱਟੇ (ghāṭṭe)
oblique ਘਾੱਟੇ (ghāṭṭe) ਘਾੱਟਿਆਂ (ghāṭṭiā̃)
vocative ਘਾੱਟਿਆ (ghāṭṭiā) ਘਾੱਟਿਓ (ghāṭṭio)
ablative ਘਾੱਟਿਓਂ (ghāṭṭiõ)
locative ਘਾੱਟੇ (ghāṭṭe)
instrumental ਘਾੱਟੇ (ghāṭṭe)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘਾੱਟਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.