घण्टा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː/, [ɡʱɐ̃ɳ.ʈäː]

Noun

घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā) m

1. Alternative spelling of घंटा (ghaṇṭā)

Declension

Declension of घण्टा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घण्टा ghaṇṭā	घण्टे ghaṇṭe
oblique	घण्टे ghaṇṭe	घण्टों ghaṇṭõ
vocative	घण्टे ghaṇṭe	घण्टो ghaṇṭo

Nepali

Alternative forms

• घन्टा (ghanṭā), घंटा (ghaṇṭā)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɳʈä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: घण्टा

Noun

घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā)

1. hour
2. bell, gong
3. (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
4. (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless

   कस्तो घण्टा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।

   kasto ghaṇṭā jasto gāḍī rahecha.

   The vehicle sucks. (lit. What a pathetic vehicle.)

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “घन्टा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘণ্টা (Assamese script)
• ᬖᬡ᭄ᬝᬵ (Balinese script)
• ঘণ্টা (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰜𑰿𑰘𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဃဏ္ဋာ (Burmese script)
• ઘણ્ટા (Gujarati script)
• ਘਣ੍ਟਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦟ꧀ꦛꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂝𑂹𑂗𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಘಣ್ಟಾ (Kannada script)
• ឃណ្ដា (Khmer script)
• ຆຓ຺ຏາ (Lao script)
• ഘണ്ടാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠠᢏᢞᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘜𑘿𑘘𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠᢏᢌᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑦼𑧠𑦸𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑐞𑑂𑐚𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଘଣ୍ଟା (Odia script)
• ꢕꢠ꣄ꢜꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆟𑇀𑆛𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖜𑖿𑖘𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඝණ‍්ටා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩪 𑪙𑩦𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚘𑚶𑚔𑚭 (Takri script)
• க⁴ண்டா (Tamil script)
• ఘణ్టా (Telugu script)
• ฆณฺฏา (Thai script)
• གྷ་ཎྚཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒝𑓂𑒙𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨘𑩇𑨔𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐɳ.ʈɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐɳ.ʈɑː/

Noun

घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā) stem, f

1. a bell
2. a plate of iron or mixed metal struck as a clock

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of घण्टा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)	घण्टे (ghaṇṭe)	घण्टाः (ghaṇṭāḥ)
vocative	घण्टे (ghaṇṭe)	घण्टे (ghaṇṭe)	घण्टाः (ghaṇṭāḥ)
accusative	घण्टाम् (ghaṇṭām)	घण्टे (ghaṇṭe)	घण्टाः (ghaṇṭāḥ)
instrumental	घण्टया (ghaṇṭayā) घण्टा¹ (ghaṇṭā¹)	घण्टाभ्याम् (ghaṇṭābhyām)	घण्टाभिः (ghaṇṭābhiḥ)
dative	घण्टायै (ghaṇṭāyai)	घण्टाभ्याम् (ghaṇṭābhyām)	घण्टाभ्यः (ghaṇṭābhyaḥ)
ablative	घण्टायाः (ghaṇṭāyāḥ) घण्टायै² (ghaṇṭāyai²)	घण्टाभ्याम् (ghaṇṭābhyām)	घण्टाभ्यः (ghaṇṭābhyaḥ)
genitive	घण्टायाः (ghaṇṭāyāḥ) घण्टायै² (ghaṇṭāyai²)	घण्टयोः (ghaṇṭayoḥ)	घण्टानाम् (ghaṇṭānām)
locative	घण्टायाम् (ghaṇṭāyām)	घण्टयोः (ghaṇṭayoḥ)	घण्टासु (ghaṇṭāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Hindi: घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
• Nepali: घण्टा (ghaṇṭā), घन्टा (ghanṭā), घंटा (ghaṇṭā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घण्टा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 375/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 167-8