اونٹ

Urdu
اونٹ

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”). Cognate with Punjabi اُوٹھ‎ (ūṭh) / ਊਠ (ūṭha), Saraiki اُٹھ‎ (uṭh) and Sindhi اُٺُ‎ (uṭhu). Also compare Pashto اُوښ‎ (ūx̌) and Persian اُشْتُر‎ (oštor).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ũːʈ/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ũːʈ

Noun

اُون٘ٹ • (ū̃ṭ) m (Hindi spelling ऊँट)

  1. camel, dromedary
    • 1845, Ahwal-ul-Anbiya, volume 1, page 225:
      ‏ذبح کرنا گائے بکری اونٹ پالو مرغی بط کا درست ہے۔‎‎
      ẕibḥ karnā gā'ye bakrī ūnṭ pālo murġī bat̤ kā durust hai.
      The slaughter of cow, goat, camel, domestic chicken, [and] duck is permissible.

Declension
Declension of اونٹ‎
singular plural
direct اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ) اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ)
oblique اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ) اونٹوں‎ (ūnṭō̃)
vocative اونٹ‎ (ūnṭ) اونٹو‎ (ūnṭō)

Descendants
  • → English: oont

Adjective

اُون٘ٹ • (ū̃ṭ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ऊँट)

  1. (figuratively) tall
  2. (figuratively) fool, foolish

Further reading
  • “اونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “اونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “اونٹ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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