घनता

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-der.?

Sanskrit घन (ghana)

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Sanskrit -ता (-tā)

Sanskrit घनता (ghanatā)bor.

Hindi घनता (ghantā)

Borrowed from Sanskrit घनता (ghanatā). By surface analysis, घन (ghan, “dense”) +‎ -ता (-tā, “-ity”). In the physics sense, semantic loan from English density.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱən.t̪ɑː/, [ɡʱɐ̃n̪.t̪äː]

Noun

घनता • (ghantā) f (Urdu spelling گھنتا)

thickness, denseness, firmness, hardness
impenetrability
(physics) density
Synonym: घनत्व (ghanatva)

Declension

Declension of *घनता* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	घनता ghantā	घनताएँ ghantāẽ
oblique	घनता ghantā	घनताओं ghantāõ
vocative	घनता ghantā	घनताओ ghantāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घनता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ঘনতা (Assamese script)
ᬖᬦᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
ঘনতা (Bengali script)
𑰑𑰡𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀖𑀦𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဃနတာ (Burmese script)
ઘનતા (Gujarati script)
ਘਨਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌘𑌨𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦓꦤꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂐𑂢𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಘನತಾ (Kannada script)
ឃនតា (Khmer script)
ຆນຕາ (Lao script)
ഘനതാ (Malayalam script)
ᢚᠠᠨᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘑𑘡𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠺᠾᠠᠨᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦱𑧁𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐑𑐣𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
ଘନତା (Odia script)
ꢕꢥꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆔𑆤𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖑𑖡𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
ඝනතා (Sinhalese script)
𑩟𑩯𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚍𑚝𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
க⁴நதா (Tamil script)
ఘనతా (Telugu script)
ฆนตา (Thai script)
གྷ་ན་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒒𑒢𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨎𑨝𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)