ਘੜੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit घटी (ghaṭī, “a period of 24 minutes”).

Noun

ਘੜੀ • (ghaṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling گھڑی)

1. a time period of 22.5 minutes
2. clock, watch

Declension

Declension of ਘੜੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī)	ਘੜੀਆਂ (ghaṛīā̃)
oblique	ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī)	ਘੜੀਆਂ (ghaṛīā̃)
vocative	ਘੜੀਏ (ghaṛīē)	ਘੜੀਓ (ghaṛīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

• ਘੜੀਸਾਜ਼ m (ghaṛīsāz, “watchmaker”)
• ਘੜੀ ਘੜੀ (ghaṛī ghaṛī, “again and again”, adverb)
• ਘੜੀ ਨੂੰ (ghaṛī nū̃, “shortly”, adverb)

Further reading

• “ਘੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025