ਧਾਤੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu). Doublet of ਧਾਤ (dhāt), an inherited form.

Noun

ਧਾਤੂ • (dhātū) m (Shahmukhi spelling دھاتو)

1. (grammar) verbal root
2. element

Further reading

• “ਧਾਤੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਧਾਤੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Sanskrit

Wiktionary does not have any Sanskrit dictionary entry for this term. This is most likely because this term does not meet our criteria for inclusion (yet).

You can help us collect durably archived uses of this word at Citations:ਧਾਤੂ.

If this term meets our criteria for inclusion, please create an entry for it or request that it be created.