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گھنٹہ

گھنٹہ

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Punjabi

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੰਟਾ)

Alternative form of گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā)

Urdu

Alternative forms

گھنٹا (ghanṭā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱən.ʈɑ(ː)/, /ɡʱən.ʈɑː/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
(Punjabic Urdu) IPA^(key): [ɡ⁽ʱ⁾ɜːn.ʈɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭā) m (Hindi spelling घंटा)

Declension

Declension of گھنٹہ
	singular	plural
direct	گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭah)	گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe)
oblique	گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe)	گَھنْٹوں (ghanṭõ)
vocative	گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe)	گَھنْٹو (ghanṭo)

Descendants

→ Shina: گاݨٹا (găṇṭá, “hour”)

References

“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.