گھنٹہ

Punjabi

Noun

گَھن٘ٹہ • (ghanṭā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੰਟਾ)

  1. alternative spelling of گَھن٘ٹا (ghaṉṭā)

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡʱən.ʈɑ(ː)/, /ɡʱən.ʈɑː/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): [ɡ⁽ʱ⁾ɜːn.ʈɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭā) m (Hindi spelling घंटा)

  1. (time) hour
  2. bell
  3. (dated) clock
  4. (slang) nothing, jack

Declension

Declension of گھنٹہ
singular plural
direct گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭah) گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe)
oblique گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe) گَھنْٹوں (ghanṭõ)
vocative گَھنْٹے (ghanṭe) گَھنْٹو (ghanṭo)

Descendants

  • → Shina: گاݨٹا (găṇṭá, “hour”)

References

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