واٹ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːʈᵊ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्म (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥.

Noun

واٹ • (vāṭ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਟ)

journey, distance
Synonym: سَفَر (safar)
road; path
custom (ie. tradition)

Declension

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Declension of **واٹ**
	singular	plural
direct	واٹ (vāṭ)	واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
oblique	واٹ (vāṭ)	واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
vocative	واٹے (vāṭe)	واٹو (vāṭo)
ablative	واٹوں (vāṭoṉ)	واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
locative	واٹی (vāṭī)	واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)
instrumental	واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)	واٹے (vāṭe)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

واٹ • (vāṭ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਟ)

watt

Declension

Declension of **واٹ**
	singular	plural
direct	واٹ (vāṭ)	واٹ (vāṭ)
oblique	واٹ (vāṭ)	واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
vocative	واٹا (vāṭā)	واٹو (vāṭo)
ablative	واٹوں (vāṭoṉ)	واٹاں (vāṭāṉ)
locative	واٹے (vāṭe)	واٹِیں (vāṭīṉ)
instrumental	واٹوں (vāṭoṉ)	–

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “واٹ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“ਵਾਟ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 663