ਅਠਵਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫 (aṭṭhama), from Sanskrit अष्टम (aṣṭamá).

Adjective

ਅਠਵਾ (aṭhavā /aṭṭhavāṁ/) (Shahmukhi اَٹَھوا)

  1. eighth

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਠਵਾਂ (aṭṭhavā̃)
    Shahmukhi script: اٹھْواں

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਅਠਵਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 13
  • “ਅਠਵਾਂ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṣṭamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 41
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