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
dir. sg.	ਔਰਤ (aurat)
dir. pl.	ਔਰਤਾਂ (auratā̃)
	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, 2024
• “ਔਰਤ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• “ਔਰਤ”, in Mahan Kosh (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2024