ਹੌਸਲਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَوْصَلَه (hawsala, crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, craw, bladder). Compare Hindi हौसला (hauslā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɔ̃ː˥˩s.läː/

Noun

ਹੌਸਲਾ • (hauslām (Shahmukhi spelling حَوصْلَہ)

  1. courage, boldness, fortitude
  2. morale, spirit
  3. patience, forbearance
    Synonym: ਸਬਰ (sabar)

Declension

Declension of ਹੌਸਲਾ
singular plural
direct ਹੌਸਲਾ (hauslā) ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)
oblique ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle) ਹੌਸਲਿਆਂ (hausliā̃)
vocative ਹੌਸਲਿਆ (hausliā) ਹੌਸਲਿਓ (hauslio)
ablative ਹੌਸਲਿਓਂ (hausliõ)
locative ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)
instrumental ਹੌਸਲੇ (hausle)

References

  • ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 440.