وٹا

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit *वर्त (varta).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

وَٹّا (vaṭṭām (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਟਾ)

  1. stone; piece of stone (connotations with a heavy stone)
  2. weighment
  3. (figuratively) an exchange, barter or swap

Declension[edit]

Declension of وٹا
dir. sg. وَٹّا (vaṭṭā)
dir. pl. وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)
singular plural
direct وَٹّا (vaṭṭā) وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)
oblique وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) وَٹّیاں
vocative وَٹّیا وَٹّیو (vaṭṭīv)
ablative وَٹّیوں (vaṭṭīvṉ)
locative وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)
instrumental وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)

Further reading[edit]

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وٹّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • وٹّا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press