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ہونٹ

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (óṣṭha). First attested in c. 1503 as Middle Hindi ہونٿ (hvnṭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ہون٘ٹ or ہونْٹ (hõṭ or honṭm (Hindi spelling होंठ)

  1. (anatomy) lip
    Synonym: لَب (lab)

Declension

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    Declension of ہونٹ
singular plural
direct ہونٹ (honṭ) ہونٹ (honṭ)
oblique ہونٹ (honṭ) ہونٹوں (honṭõ)
vocative ہونٹ (honṭ) ہونٹو (honṭo)

Further reading

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  • ہونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ہونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہونٹ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 682
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “هونٿهہ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1243