حوصلہ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• حَونْصْلَہ (ḥaunṣlah)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوصله (hawsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦɔ̃ː˥˩s.läː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

حَوصْلَہ • (ḥauṣlah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੌਸਲਾ)

1. courage, boldness, fortitude
2. morale, spirit
3. patience, forbearance

   Synonym: صبر (sabăr)

References

• “حوصلہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حوصلہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوصله (hawsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɔː.sə.lɑː/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɦɔːs.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

حَوصَلَہ • (ḥauṣala) m (Hindi spelling हौसला)

1. courage, bravery, morale

   Synonym: ہمت (himmat)

Declension

Declension of حوصلہ
	singular	plural
direct	حَوصَلَہ (ḥauṣalah)	حَوصَلے (ḥauṣale)
oblique	حَوصَلے (ḥauṣale)	حَوصَلوں (ḥauṣalõ)
vocative	حَوصَلے (ḥauṣale)	حَوصَلو (ḥauṣalo)

References

• “حوصلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حوصلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.