ਧਾਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਧਾਂਤ (dhānt)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu). Doublet of ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū), a learned borrowing.

Noun

ਧਾਤ • (dhātf (Shahmukhi spelling دھات)

  1. metal
  2. mineral
  3. element
  4. (colloquial) aluminium
  5. semen

Declension

Declension of ਧਾਤ
singular plural
direct ਧਾਤ (dhāt) ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
oblique ਧਾਤ (dhāt) ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
vocative ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte) ਧਾਤੋ (dhāto)
ablative ਧਾਤੋਂ (dhātõ) ਧਾਤਿਆੰ (dhātiā̃)
locative ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte) ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃)
instrumental ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte) ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃)

Derived terms

  • ਧਾਤ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ f (dhāt viddiā, metallurgy)
  • ਧਾਤੀ (dhātī, metallic, adjective)

Further reading

  • ਧਾਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025