ਅਠ

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See also: ਅੱਠ

Old Punjabi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Takka Apabhramsa 𑆃𑆛𑇀𑆜 (aṭṭha), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṭṭha), from Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭá).[1]

    Numeral

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    ਅਠ (aṭha /aṭṭha/)(cardinal number)[2][3][4]

    1. eight
      • 1604, Guru Angad, Ādi Granth ang 146:
        ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
        aṭhī paharī aṭha khaṇḍa nāvā khaṇḍu sarīru.
        /aṭhī paharī aṭṭha khaṇḍa nāvā khaṇḍa sarīru/
        • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
          Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.

    Descendants

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    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਠ (aṭṭha)
      Shahmukhi script: اَٹّھ (aṭṭh)
    • Saraiki:
      Shahmukhi script: اَٹّھ (aṭṭh)
      Devanagari script: अट्ठ (aṭṭh)
      Multani script: 𑊀𑊑 (aṭh /⁠aṭṭh⁠/)

    References

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