وٹا

See also: وَٹا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *वर्त (varta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋəʈ.ʈäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

وَٹّا • (vaṭṭā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਟਾ)

1. stone; piece of stone (connotations with a heavy stone)
2. weighment
3. (figuratively) an exchange, barter or swap

Declension

Declension of وٹا
dir. sg.	وَٹّا (vaṭṭā)
dir. pl.	وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)
	singular	plural
direct	وَٹّا (vaṭṭā)	وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)
oblique	وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)	وَٹّیْاں (vaṭṭiyāṉ)
vocative	وَٹّیْا (vaṭṭiyā)	وَٹّیو (vaṭṭīv)
ablative	وَٹّیوں (vaṭṭīvṉ)	وَٹّیْاں (vaṭṭiyāṉ)
locative	–	وَٹِّیں (vaṭṭiīṉ)
instrumental	وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)	–

Further reading

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