ਔਰਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅਉਰਤ (aurat) — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu عَورَت ('aurat), and its etymon Classical Persian عورت ('aurat, “woman, wife, genitals, nudity”), from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra, “genitals; nudity”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

ਔਰਤ • (aurat) f (Shahmukhi spelling عورت)

1. woman, lady

Declension

Declension of ਔਰਤ

	singular	plural
direct	ਔਰਤ (aurat)	ਔਰਤਾਂ (auratā̃)
oblique	ਔਰਤ (aurat)	ਔਰਤਾਂ (auratā̃)
vocative	ਔਰਤੇ (aurate)	ਔਰਤੋ (aurato)
ablative	ਔਰਤੋਂ (auratõ)	ਔਰਤਿਆੰ (auratiā̃)
locative	ਔਰਤੇ (aurate)	ਔਰਤੀਂ (auratī̃)
instrumental	ਔਰਤੇ (aurate)	ਔਰਤੀਂ (auratī̃)

References

• “ਔਰਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• “ਔਰਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• “ਔਰਤ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2025