ਗਣਿਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गणित (gaṇita, literally “that which is counted/calculated”), the past passive participle of गणयति (gaṇayati).

Doublet of ਗਿਣਿਆ (giṇiā), the past tense participle of ਗਿਣਨਾ (giṇnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɳɪ.t̪ə̆/

Noun

ਗਣਿਤ • (gaṇit) m (Shahmukhi spelling گنِت)

1. mathematics, arithmetic

Declension

Declension of ਗਣਿਤ

	singular	plural
direct	ਗਣਿਤ (gaṇit)	ਗਣਿਤ (gaṇit)
oblique	ਗਣਿਤ (gaṇit)	ਗਣਿਤਾਂ (gaṇitā̃)
vocative	ਗਣਿਤਾ (gaṇitā)	ਗਣਿਤੋ (gaṇito)
ablative	ਗਣਿਤੋਂ (gaṇitõ)	—
locative	ਗਣਿਤੇ (gaṇite)	ਗਣਿਤੀਂ (gaṇitī̃)
instrumental	ਗਣਿਤੇ (gaṇite)	ਗਣਿਤੀਂ (gaṇitī̃)

Derived terms

• ਰੇਖਾ ਗਣਿਤ m (rekhā gaṇit, “geometry”)
• ਬੀਜ ਗਣਿਤ m (bīj gaṇit, “algebra”)

Related terms

• ਗਿਣਤੀ f (giṇtī, “counting”)

Further reading

• “ਗਣਿਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026