ہنجھو

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ہَن٘جُھوں (haṉjhūṉ)

Etymology

From earlier انجھو (aṉjhū), inherited from Old Punjabi ਅਝੁ (ajhu /⁠ajjhu⁠/), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (*acchu), from Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru). Doublet of اَتّْھرُو (atthrū).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦə˩˥ɲ.d͡ʒuː/
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Noun

ہَن٘جُھو • (haṉjhū) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੰਝੂ)

  1. tear
    Synonym: اَتّْھرُو (atthrū)

Declension

Declension of ہنجھو
singular plural
direct ہَن٘جُھو (haṉjhū) ہَن٘جُھو (haṉjhū)
oblique ہَن٘جُھو (haṉjhū) ہَن٘جُھواں (haṉjhūāṉ)
vocative ہَن٘جُھوا (haṉjhūā) ہَن٘جُھوو (haṉjhūv)
ablative ہَن٘جُھووں (haṉjhūvṉ) ہَن٘جُھواں (haṉjhūāṉ)
locative ہَن٘جُھوے (haṉjhūe) ہَن٘جُھوِیں (haṉjhuvīṉ)
instrumental ہَن٘جُھووں (haṉjhūvṉ) –

Further reading

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