ہان
Punjabi
Pronunciation 1
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦäːɳ/
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀡 (hāyaṇa), from Sanskrit हायान (hāyaná, “year-long”).
Noun
ہاݨ • (hāṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)
- contemporaneous; contemporary; coetaneous-ness
- (substantive) peer of the same age
Declension
| 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)
- of the same age.
Pronunciation 2
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦäːn/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀦𑀺 (hāni), from Sanskrit हानि (hāni).
Noun
ہان • (hān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਨ)
Declension
| 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)
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