گھنٹہ

گھنٹہ

Punjabi

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m

1. Alternative form of گَھنْٹا‎ (ghanṭā)

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Urdu

Alternative forms

• گھنٹا‎ (ghanṭā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱən.ʈɑː/
• (Punjab) IPA^(key): [ɡʱɜːn.ʈɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m (Hindi spelling घंटा)

1. (time) hour
2. bell
3. (dated) clock

Declension

Declension of گھنٹہ
	singular	plural
direct	گھنٹہ‎ (ghanṭah)	گھنٹے‎ (ghanṭe)
oblique	گھنٹے‎ (ghanṭe)	گھنٹوں‎ (ghanṭõ)
vocative	گھنٹے‎ (ghanṭe)	گھنٹو‎ (ghanṭo)

Descendants

• → Shina: گاݨٹا‎ (găṇṭá, “hour”)

References

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