ہان

Punjabi

Pronunciation 1

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀡 (hāyaṇa), from Sanskrit हायान (hāyaná, year-long).

Noun

ہاݨ • (hāṇm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)

  1. contemporaneous; contemporary; coetaneous-ness
  2. (substantive) peer of the same age
Declension
Declension of ہان
singular plural
direct ہاݨ (hāṇ) ہاݨ (hāṇ)
oblique ہاݨ (hāṇ) ہاݨاں (hāṇāṉ)
vocative ہاݨا (hāṇā) ہاݨو (hāṇo)
ablative ہاݨوں (hāṇoṉ) ہاݨاں (hāṇāṉ)
locative ہاݨے (hāṇe) ہاݨِیں (hāṇīṉ)
instrumental ہاݨوں (hāṇoṉ)

Adjective

ہاݨ • (hāṇ) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)

  1. of the same age.

Pronunciation 2

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀦𑀺 (hāni), from Sanskrit हानि (hāni).

Noun

ہان • (hānm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਨ)

  1. loss; deficit; decrease
  2. damage; harm
  3. bloodshed
Declension
Declension of ہان
singular plural
direct ہان (hān) ہان (hān)
oblique ہان (hān) ہاناں (hānāṉ)
vocative ہانا (hānā) ہانو (hāno)
ablative ہانوں (hānoṉ) ہاناں (hānāṉ)
locative ہانے (hāne) ہانِیں (hānīṉ)
instrumental ہانوں (hānoṉ)

Etymology 2

ہاـ (hā-) +‎ ہِن (hin)

Verb

ہان • (hān) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਨ)

  1. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) third-person plural past indicative of ہوݨا (hoṇā); substitute of سَن (san)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ہان”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāyaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāní-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813