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واٹ

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Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्म (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥.

Noun

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واٹ • (vāṭ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਟ)

  1. journey, distance
    Synonym: سَفَر (safar)
  2. road; path
  3. custom (ie. tradition)
Declension
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Declension of واٹ
dir. sg. واٹ (vāṭ)
dir. pl. واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
singular plural
direct واٹ (vāṭ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
oblique واٹ (vāṭ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
vocative واٹے (vāṭe) واٹو (vāṭo)
ablative واٹوں (vāṭoṉ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
locative واٹی (vāṭī) واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)
instrumental واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ) واٹے (vāṭe)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

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واٹ • (vāṭ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਟ)

  1. watt
Declension
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Declension of واٹ
dir. sg. واٹ (vāṭ)
dir. pl. واٹ (vāṭ)
singular plural
direct واٹ (vāṭ) واٹ (vāṭ)
oblique واٹ (vāṭ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
vocative واٹا (vāṭā) واٹو (vāṭo)
ablative واٹوں (vāṭoṉ) واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
locative واٹے (vāṭe) واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)
instrumental واٹوں (vāṭoṉ) –

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “واٹ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਵਾਟ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 663
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