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 • (ghātăf (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)

  1. ambush
  2. (mathematics) power, index

Declension

Declension of ਘਾਤ
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 • (ghātăm (Shahmukhi spelling گھات)

  1. killing, slaughter

Declension

Declension of ਘਾਤ
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)

  1. 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)

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