وٹا

See also: وَٹا

Punjabi

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit *वर्त (*varta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wartás (stone).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    وَٹّا • (vaṭṭām (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਟਾ)

    1. stone; piece of stone (connotations with a heavy stone)
    2. weighment
    3. an exchange, barter or swap
    Declension
    Declension of وٹا
    singular plural
    direct وَٹّا (vaṭṭā) وَٹّے (vaṭṭe)
    oblique وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) وَٹّیاں
    vocative وَٹّیا وَٹّیو (vaṭṭīv)
    ablative وَٹّیوں (vaṭṭīvṉ)
    locative وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) وَٹِّیں (vaṭṭiīṉ)
    instrumental وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) وَٹِّیں (vaṭṭiīṉ)

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    وَٹا • (vaṭā)

    1. inflection of وَٹاݨا (vaṭāṇā):
      1. stem
      2. second-person singular familiar imperative

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “وٹّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
    • وٹّا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “varta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 661