ਧਾਤ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਧਾਂਤ (dhānt)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu). Doublet of ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū), a learned borrowing.
Noun
ਧਾਤ • (dhāt) f (Shahmukhi spelling دھات)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਧਾਤ (dhāt) | ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃) |
| oblique | ਧਾਤ (dhāt) | ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃) |
| vocative | ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte) | ਧਾਤੋ (dhāto) |
| ablative | ਧਾਤੋਂ (dhātõ) | — |
| locative | ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte) | ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃) |
| instrumental | ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte) | ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃) |
Derived terms
- ਧਾਤ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ f (dhāt viddiā, “metallurgy”)
- ਧਾਤੀ (dhātī, “metallic”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਧਾਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026