حوصلہ

• حَونْصْلَہ (ḥaunṣlah) — pronunciation spelling

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَوْصَلَه (hawsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦɔ̃ː˥˩s.läː/
• Rhymes: -äː

حَوصْلَہ • (ḥauṣlah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੌਸਲਾ)

1. courage, boldness, fortitude
2. morale, spirit
3. patience, forbearance

   Synonym: صبر (ṣabar)

• “حوصلہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “حوصلہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਹੌਸਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026

• حَونْصْلَہ (haunsla) — pronunciation spelling

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَوْصَلَه (hawsala, “crop, maw; patience, forbearance; courage”), from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala, “craw, bladder”).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɔː.sə.lɑː/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɦɔːs.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

حَوصَلَہ • (ḥauṣala) m (Hindi spelling हौसला)

1. courage, bravery, patience

   Synonym: ہمت (himmat)

2. morale, confidence, willpower, strength of spirit

• “حوصلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حوصلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.