اونٹ

اونٹ

Urdu

اونٹ

Alternative forms

• אוּנְתּ‎ (ūnṭ) (Judeo-Urdu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”). Cognate with Punjabi اُوٹھ‎ (ūṭh) / ਊਠ (ūṭha), Saraiki اُٹھ‎ (uṭh) and Sindhi اُٺُ‎ (uṭhu). Also compare Pashto اُوښ‎ (ūx̌) and Persian اُشْتُر‎ (oštor).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /uːnʈ/, /ũːʈ/
• Rhymes: -uːnʈ, -ũːʈ

Noun

اُونْٹ • (ūnṭ) m (Hindi spelling ऊँट)

1. camel, dromedary
   • 1845, Ahwal-ul-Anbiya, volume 1, page 225:

     ‏ذبح کرنا گائے بکری اونٹ پالو مرغی بط کا درست ہے۔‎‎

     ẕibḥ karnā gā'ye bakrī ūnṭ pālo murġī bat̤ kā durust hai.

     The slaughter of cow, goat, camel, domestic chicken, [and] duck is permissible.

Declension

Declension of اونٹ
	singular	plural
direct	اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ)	اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ)
oblique	اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ)	اونٹوں‎ (ūnṭō̃)
vocative	اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ)	اونٹو‎ (ūnṭō)

Descendants

• → English: oont

Adjective

اُونْٹ • (ūnṭ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ऊंट)

1. (figuratively) tall
2. (figuratively) fool, foolish

References

• “اونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اونٹ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.