ہتھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰós-tos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas

Sanskrit हस्त (hasta)

Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha)

Punjabi ہَتّھ (hatth)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰós-tos. Cognate with Urdu ہاتھ (hāth).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦət̪ːʰə̆/

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Noun

ہَتّھ • (hatth) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੱਥ)

1. (anatomy) hand
2. help, assistance (ie. a hand)
3. (figuratively) reach

Declension

Declension of ہتھ
dir. sg.	ہَتّھ (hatth)
dir. pl.	ہَتّھ (hatth)
	singular	plural
direct	ہَتّھ (hatth)	ہَتّھ (hatth)
oblique	ہَتّھ (hatth)	ہَتّھاں (hatthāṉ)
vocative	ہَتّھا (hatthā)	ہَتّھو (hattho)
ablative	ہَتّھوں (hatthoṉ)	ہَتّھاں (hatthāṉ)
locative	ہَتّھے (hatthe)	ہَتّھِیں (hatthīṉ)
instrumental	ہَتّھوں (hatthoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہتھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ہتھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਹੱਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hásta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Bengali হাত (hat), Hindustani ہاتھ (hāth) / हाथ (hāth), Kashmiri اَتھٕ (athụ) and Persian دست (dast).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hət̪ʰ/

Noun

ہَتھ (hath) m (Devanagari हथ, Multani 𑊦𑊗)

1. (anatomy) hand

Ushojo

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha)), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Compare Urdu ہاتھ (hāth).

Noun

ہتھ (hath)

1. hand