ਔਰਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਅਉਰਤ (aurat) — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu عَورَت ('aurat), and its etymon Classical Persian عورت ('aurat, “woman, wife, genitals, nudity”), from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra, “genitals; nudity”).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

ਔਰਤ • (aurat) f (Shahmukhi spelling عورت)

  1. woman, lady

Declension

Declension of ਔਰਤ
singular plural
direct ਔਰਤ (aurat) ਔਰਤਾਂ (auratā̃)
oblique ਔਰਤ (aurat) ਔਰਤਾਂ (auratā̃)
vocative ਔਰਤੇ (aurate) ਔਰਤੋ (aurato)
ablative ਔਰਤੋਂ (auratõ) ਔਰਤਿਆੰ (auratiā̃)
locative ਔਰਤੇ (aurate) ਔਰਤੀਂ (auratī̃)
instrumental ਔਰਤੇ (aurate) ਔਰਤੀਂ (auratī̃)

References

  • “ਔਰਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • “ਔਰਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • “ਔਰਤ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2025
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