ਹੱਥ

Punjabi

Etymology

• Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹਥੁ (hatthu), from Prakrit हत्थ (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Compare Hindi हाथ (hāth), Marathi हात (hāt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦət̪ːʰə̆/

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Noun

ਹੱਥ • (hatthă) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہتھ)

1. (anatomy) hand; forearm
2. cubit (measure of length equivalent to half a yard)
3. (figurative) reach, approach
4. (card games) hand; turn

Declension

Declension of ਹੱਥ

	singular	plural
direct	ਹੱਥ (hattha)	ਹੱਥ (hattha)
oblique	ਹੱਥ (hattha)	ਹੱਥਾਂ (hatthā̃)
vocative	ਹੱਥਾ (hatthā)	ਹੱਥੋ (hattho)
ablative	ਹੱਥੋਂ (hatthõ)	—
locative	ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe)	ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃)
instrumental	ਹੱਥੇ (hatthe)	ਹੱਥੀਂ (hatthī̃)

Derived terms

• ਹੱਥ ਗੋਲ਼ਾ m (hattha goḷā, “hand grenade”)
• ਹੱਥ ਘੜੀ f (hattha ghaṛī, “wristwatch”)
• ਪਰਹੱਥੀਂ f (parhatthī̃, “by another person, secondhand”)

Related terms

• ਹਥੇਲ਼ੀ f (hatheḷī, “palm”)

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਹੱਥ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 438.
• “ਹੱਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*parahasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 440