ਮਿਹਨਤ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [meː˩˥.nət̪ə̆]
Noun
ਮਿਹਨਤ • (mihnat) f (Shahmukhi spelling محنت)
- labour, toil
- trouble, pain, effort, exertion, endeavour
- calling, trade
- business
- attention, diligence
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) | ਮਿਹਨਤਾਂ (mihnatā̃) |
| oblique | ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) | ਮਿਹਨਤਾਂ (mihnatā̃) |
| vocative | ਮਿਹਨਤੇ (mihnate) | ਮਿਹਨਤੋ (mihnato) |
| ablative | ਮਿਹਨਤੋਂ (mihnatõ) | ਮਿਹਨਤਿਆੰ (mihnatiā̃) |
| locative | ਮਿਹਨਤੇ (mihnate) | ਮਿਹਨਤੀਂ (mihnatī̃) |
| instrumental | ਮਿਹਨਤੇ (mihnate) | ਮਿਹਨਤੀਂ (mihnatī̃) |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਿਹਨਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.