ਹੱਥ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit हत्थ (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Compare Hindi हाथ (hāth), Marathi हात (hāt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦət̪ːʰə̆/

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Noun

ਹੱਥ • (hatthă) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہتھ)

1. (anatomy) hand; forearm
2. cubit (measure of length equivalent to half a yard)
3. (figurative) reach, approach
4. (card games) hand; turn

Declension

Declension of ਹੱਥ
dir. sg.	ਹੱਥ (hattha)
dir. pl.	ਹੱਥ (hattha)
	singular	plural
direct	ਹੱਥ (hattha)	ਹੱਥ (hattha)
oblique	ਹੱਥ (hattha)	ਹੱਥਾਂ (hatthā̃)
vocative	ਹੱਥਾ (hatthā)	ਹੱਥੋ (hattho)
ablative	ਹੱਥੋਂ (hatthõ)	—
locative	ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe)	ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃)
instrumental	ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe)	ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃)

Derived terms

• ਹੱਥ ਗੋਲ਼ਾ m (hattha goḷā, “hand grenade”)
• ਹੱਥ ਘੜੀ f (hattha ghaṛī, “wristwatch”)

Related terms

• ਹਥੇਲ਼ੀ f (hatheḷī, “palm”)

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੱਥ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 438.
• “ਹੱਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811