ہن

Burushaski

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [han]

Numeral

ہن (han)

1. one, 1

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “han”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā́).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: hùṇă, IPA^(key): /ɦʊ̃˨ɳᵊ/
• (Pakistan) Phonetic: ū̀ṇă, IPA^(key): /uː˨ɳə̆/
  • (Gujrat region) Phonetic: ū̀nă IPA^(key): [uː˨nə̆]

Adverb

ہُݨ • (huṇ) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁਣ)

1. now, currently

   Synonyms: اَیس ویلے (ais vele), ہَلے (hale)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Pahari-Potwari ہَن (han) and Saraiki ہِن (hin). Compare Urdu ہَیں (ha͠i). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• نیں (neṉ) — Majhi
• نوں (noṉ) — Shahpuri
• ہِن (hin) — Jhangli
• آ (ā) — Doabi
• ہَیگے (haige) — Doabi, Malwai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɦ)ə˦˨.nə̆/

Verb

ہَن • (han) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਨ)

1. (India Standard Punjabi) third-person plural present indicative of ہوݨا (hoṇā)

Etymology 3

Akin to Saraiki ہِن (hin). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ـِن (-in) (suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Jhangli) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.nə̆/

Verb

ہِن • (hin) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਿਨ)

1. (Jhangli) third-person plural present indicative of ہووݨا (hovṇā); alternative form of ہَن (han)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہُن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ہُن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhunā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13

Shina

Verb

ہن (han)

1. is