ਊਠ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਊਂਠ (ūṇṭha)
• ਊੱਠ (ūṭṭha)
• ਊਂਟ (ūṇṭa)
• ਉਠ (uṭha)

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Indo-Aryan, ultimately from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (úṣṭra). Doublet of ਉੱਠ (uṭṭha), the (now dialectal) native Punjabi word.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

ਊਠ • (ūṭha) m (female equivalent ਊਠਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling اُوٹھ)

1. camel, dromedary

Declension

Declension of ਊਠ

	singular	plural
direct	ਊਠ (ūṭha)	ਊਠ (ūṭha)
oblique	ਊਠ (ūṭha)	ਊਠਾਂ (ūṭhā̃)
vocative	ਊਠਾ (ūṭhā)	ਊਠੋ (ūṭho)
ablative	ਊਠੋਂ (ūṭhõ)	—
locative	ਊਠੇ (ūṭhe)	ਊਠੀਂ (ūṭhī̃)
instrumental	ਊਠੇ (ūṭhe)	ਊਠੀਂ (ūṭhī̃)

Synonyms

• ਸ਼ੁਤਰ (śutar)

Further reading

• “ਊਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “úṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press