چشمہ

See also: چشمه

Punjabi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian چَشْمَه (čašma).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəʃ.mäː/, [t͡ʃɐʃᵊ.mäː]
    • Hyphenation: چَش‧مَہ

    Noun

    چَشْمَہ • (caśmahm (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਸ਼ਮਾ)

    1. synonym of عَینَک (ʻainak, spectacle; glasses)
    2. a spring; fountain
    3. (dialectal, rare) sun

    Declension

    Declension of چشمہ
    singular plural
    direct چَشْمَہ (caśmah) چَشْمے (caśme)
    oblique چَشْمے (caśme) چَشْمیاں (caśmeyāṉ)
    vocative چَشْمیا (caśmeyā) چَشْمیوْ (caśmeyo)
    ablative چَشْمیوْں (caśmeyoṉ)
    locative چَشْمے (caśme) چَشْمِیْں (caśmīṉ)
    instrumental چَشْمے (caśme) چَشْمِیْں (caśmīṉ)

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چشمہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • ਚਸ਼ਮਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    Urdu

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian چَشْمَه (čašma).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəʃ.mɑ(ː)/
      • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
      • Hyphenation: چَش‧مَہ

      Noun

      چَشْمَہ • (caśmam (Hindi spelling चश्मा)

      1. a fountain (ie. spring, source)
      2. spectacles, glasses
        Synonym: عَینَک ('ainak)

      Declension

      Declension of چشمہ
      singular plural
      direct چَشْمَہ (caśmah) چَشْمے (caśme)
      oblique چَشْمے (caśme) چَشْموں (caśmõ)
      vocative چَشْمے (caśme) چَشْمو (caśmo)

      Further reading

      • چشمہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • چشمہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.