ہونٹ
Urdu
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (óṣṭha). First attested in c. 1503 as Middle Hindi ہونٿ (hvnṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦõːʈ/
- (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦoːnʈ/
- Rhymes: -õːʈ, -oːnʈ
Noun
ہون٘ٹ • (hõṭ) m (Hindi spelling होंठ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ہونٹ (honṭ) | ہونٹ (honṭ) |
| oblique | ہونٹ (honṭ) | ہونٹوں (honṭõ) |
| vocative | ہونٹ (honṭ) | ہونٹو (honṭo) |
Further reading
- “ہونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ہونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہونٹ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 682
- Platts, John T. (1884) “هونٿهہ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1243