حوصلہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حوصله (howsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦɔː.sə.lɑː/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɦɔːs.lɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
حَوصَلَہ • (ḥauṣala) m (Hindi spelling हौसला)
- courage, bravery, morale
- Synonym: ہمت (himmat)
Declension
| Declension of حوصلہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | حَوصَلہ (ḥauṣalah) | حَوصَلے (ḥauṣale) |
| oblique | حَوصَلے (ḥauṣale) | حَوصَلوں (ḥauṣalõ) |
| vocative | حَوصَلے (ḥauṣale) | حَوصَلو (ḥauṣalo) |
References
- “حوصلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حوصلہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.