ਘਾਤ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit घात (ghāta, “killing, blow, bruise”). Compare derived Punjabi doublets ਘਾਉ (ghāu); ਘਾਅ (ghāa, “wound, sore”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /käːt̪˩ə̆(˧)/
- Rhymes: -äːt̪˩, (non-tonal) -äːt̪
- Hyphenation: ਘਾਤ
Noun
ਘਾਤ • (ghātă) f (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਘਾਤ (ghāt) | ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃) |
| oblique | ਘਾਤ (ghāt) | ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃) |
| vocative | ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) | ਘਾਤੋ (ghāto) |
| ablative | ਘਾਤੋਂ (ghātõ) | ਘਾਤਿਆੰ (ghātiā̃) |
| locative | ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) | ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃) |
| instrumental | ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) | ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃) |
Noun
ਘਾਤ • (ghātă) m (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਘਾਤ (ghāt) | ਘਾਤ (ghāt) |
| oblique | ਘਾਤ (ghāt) | ਘਾਤਾਂ (ghātā̃) |
| vocative | ਘਾਤਾ (ghātā) | ਘਾਤੋ (ghāto) |
| ablative | ਘਾਤੋਂ (ghātõ) | — |
| locative | ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) | ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃) |
| instrumental | ਘਾਤੇ (ghāte) | ਘਾਤੀਂ (ghātī̃) |
Suffix
ਘਾਤ • (ghāt) (Shahmukhi spellinh گھات)
- indicating killing
- ਆਤਮ ਘਾਤ
- ātam ghāt
- Suicide
Derived terms
Terms derived from the suffix -ਘਾਤ
- ਆਤਮ ਘਾਤ (ātam ghāt)
- ਮਿੱਤਰ ਘਾਤ (mittar ghāt)
- ਵਸਾਹਘਾਤ (vasāhghāt)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ghāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 241