ਮਿਹਨਤ
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ਮਿਹਨਤ • (mihnat) f (Shahmukhi spelling محنت)
- labour, toil
- trouble, pain, effort, exertion, endeavour
- calling, trade
- business
- attention, diligence
Declension
[edit]| Declension of ਮਿਹਨਤ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) | |
| dir. pl. | ਮਿਹਨਤਾਂ (mihnatā̃) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) | ਮਿਹਨਤਾਂ (mihnatā̃) |
| oblique | ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) | ਮਿਹਨਤਾਂ (mihnatā̃) |
| vocative | ਮਿਹਨਤੇ (mihnate) | ਮਿਹਨਤੋ (mihnato) |
| ablative | ਮਿਹਨਤੋਂ (mihnatõ) | ਮਿਹਨਤਿਆੰ (mihnatiā̃) |
| locative | ਮਿਹਨਤੇ (mihnate) | ਮਿਹਨਤੀਂ (mihnatī̃) |
| instrumental | ਮਿਹਨਤੇ (mihnate) | ਮਿਹਨਤੀਂ (mihnatī̃) |
References
[edit]- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਿਹਨਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.