ਮਹਤੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s

From Sanskrit महत्त्व (mahattva). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahattva).

Noun

ਮਹਤੁ (mahattu) m

1. greatness

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਹੱਤ (mahatta)

  Shahmukhi script: مَہَتّ (mahatt)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮਹਤੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 230
• “ਮਹਤੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahattva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press