ਉੱਠ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (úṣṭra). Doublet of ਊਠ (ūṭha), a borrowing from Hindi word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਉੱਠ • (uṭṭha) m (Shahmukhi spelling اُٹّھ)

1. (Malwai) Alternative form of ਊਠ (ūṭha, “camel”)

Declension

Declension of ਉੱਠ

	singular	plural
direct	ਉੱਠ (uṭṭha)	ਉੱਠ (uṭṭha)
oblique	ਉੱਠ (uṭṭha)	ਉੱਠਾਂ (uṭṭhā̃)
vocative	ਉੱਠਾ (uṭṭhā)	ਉੱਠੋ (uṭṭho)
ablative	ਉੱਠੋਂ (uṭṭhõ)	—
locative	ਉੱਠੇ (uṭṭhe)	ਉੱਠੀਂ (uṭṭhī̃)
instrumental	ਉੱਠੇ (uṭṭhe)	ਉੱਠੀਂ (uṭṭhī̃)

Further reading

• “ਉੱਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press