گھناؤنا

Urdu

Alternative forms

• گِھنَونا (ghinaunā)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit घृणा (ghṛṇā). Related to گِھن (ghin). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɪ.nɑː.oː.nɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: گِھ‧نَو‧نا

Adjective

گِھناؤنا • (ghināonā) (Hindi spelling घिनाओना)

1. disgusting, loathsome

Declension

Declension of گھناؤنا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	گِھناؤنا (ghināonā)	گِھناؤنے (ghināone)		گِھناؤنی (ghināonī)	گِھناؤنی (ghināonī)
indirect	گِھناؤنے (ghināone)	گِھناؤنے (ghināone)		گِھناؤنی (ghināonī)	گِھناؤنی (ghināonī)

Further reading

• “گھناؤنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گھناؤنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گهناؤنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 536
• Platts, John T. (1884) “گهناونا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 937