گھنٹہ

Punjabi

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭa) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੰਟਾ)

1. Alternative form of گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• گھنٹا (ghanṭā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱən.ʈɑ(ː)/, /ɡʱən.ʈɑː/

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• (Punjabic Urdu) IPA^(key): [ɡ⁽ʱ⁾ɜːn.ʈɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گَھنْٹَہ • (ghanṭā) m (Hindi spelling घंटा)

1. (time) hour
2. bell
3. (dated) clock
4. (figuratively) nothing, jack

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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گھنٹہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.