ہتھ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Urdu ہاتھ (hāth).

    Noun

    ہتھ (hatth)

    1. hand

    Punjabi

    Etymology

      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Urdu ہاتھ (hāth).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦət̪ːʰə̆/
      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      ہَتّھ • (hatthm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੱਥ)

      1. (anatomy) hand
      2. help, assistance (ie. a hand)
      3. (figuratively) reach

      Declension

      Declension of ہتھ
      singular plural
      direct ہَتّھ (hatth) ہَتّھ (hatth)
      oblique ہَتّھ (hatth) ہَتّھاں (hatthāṉ)
      vocative ہَتّھا (hatthā) ہَتّھو (hattho)
      ablative ہَتّھوں (hatthoṉ) ہَتّھاں (hatthāṉ)
      locative ہَتّھے (hatthe) ہَتّھِیں (hatthīṉ)
      instrumental ہَتّھوں (hatthoṉ)

      Further reading

      • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہتھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
      • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ہتھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
      • ਹੱਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hásta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

      Saraiki

      Etymology

      Inherited from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Bengali হাত (hat), Hindustani ہاتھ (hāth) / हाथ (hāth), Kashmiri اَتھٕ (athụ) and Persian دست (dast).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /hət̪ʰ/

      Noun

      ہَتھ (hathm (Devanagari हथ)

      1. (anatomy) hand

      Ushojo

      Etymology

      From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha)), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Compare Urdu ہاتھ (hāth).

      Noun

      ہتھ (hath)

      1. hand