ਹਵਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوس (hawas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦəʋəsə̆]

Noun

ਹਵਸ • (havas) f (Shahmukhi spelling ہَوَس)

  1. greed, ardent desire, covetousness
  2. lust
  3. ambition

Declension

Declension of ਹਵਸ
singular plural
direct ਹਵਸ (havas) ਹਵਸਾਂ (havsā̃)
oblique ਹਵਸ (havas) ਹਵਸਾਂ (havsā̃)
vocative ਹਵਸੇ (havse) ਹਵਸੋ (havso)
ablative ਹਵਸੋਂ (havsõ) ਹਵਸਿਆੰ (havsiā̃)
locative ਹਵਸੇ (havse) ਹਵਸੀਂ (havsī̃)
instrumental ਹਵਸੇ (havse) ਹਵਸੀਂ (havsī̃)

References

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