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ਹੌਸਲਾ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حَوْصَلَه (hawsala, crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, craw, bladder). Compare Hindi हौसला (hauslā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɔ̃ː˥˩s.läː/

Noun

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ਹੌਸਲਾ (hauslām (Shahmukhi spelling حَوصْلَہ)

  1. courage, boldness, fortitude
  2. morale, spirit
  3. patience, forbearance
    Synonym: ਸਬਰ (sabar)

Declension

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Declension of ਹੌਸਲਾ
dir. sg. ਹੌਸਲਾ (hauslā)
dir. pl. ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)
singular plural
direct ਹੌਸਲਾ (hauslā) ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)
oblique ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle) ਹੌਸਲਿਆਂ (hausliā̃)
vocative ਹੌਸਲਿਆ (hausliā) ਹੌਸਲਿਓ (hauslio)
ablative ਹੌਸਲਿਓਂ (hausliõ)
locative ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)
instrumental ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)

References

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  • ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 440.