ہان

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀡 (hāyaṇa), from Sanskrit हायान (hāyaná, “year-long”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦäːɳᵊ/

Noun

ہاݨ • (hāṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)

1. contemporaneous; contemporary; coetaneous-ness
2. (substantive) peer of the same age

Declension

Declension of ہان
dir. sg.	ہاݨ (hāṇ)
dir. pl.	ہاݨ (hāṇ)
	singular	plural
direct	ہاݨ (hāṇ)	ہاݨ (hāṇ)
oblique	ہاݨ (hāṇ)	ہاݨاں (hāṇāṉ)
vocative	ہاݨا (hāṇā)	ہاݨو (hāṇo)
ablative	ہاݨوں (hāṇoṉ)	—
locative	ہاݨے (hāṇe)	ہاݨِیں (hāṇīṉ)
instrumental	ہاݨے (hāṇe)	ہاݨِیں (hāṇīṉ)

Adjective

ہاݨ • (hāṇ) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਣ)

1. of the same age.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀦𑀺 (hāni), from Sanskrit हानि (hāni).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦäːnᵊ/

Noun

ہان • (hān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਾਨ)

1. loss; deficit; decrease
2. damage; harm
3. bloodshed

Declension

Declension of ہان
dir. sg.	ہان (hān)
dir. pl.	ہان (hān)
	singular	plural
direct	ہان (hān)	ہان (hān)
oblique	ہان (hān)	ہاناں (hānāṉ)
vocative	ہانا (hānā)	ہانو (hāno)
ablative	ہانوں (hānoṉ)	—
locative	ہانے (hāne)	ہانِیں (hānīṉ)
instrumental	ہانے (hāne)	ہانِیں (hānīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ہان”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāyaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāní-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 813