ਘਟਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ghaṭṭaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ghaṭṭati). Cognate with Old Hindi घटना (ghaṭanā).

Noun

ਘਟਿ (ghaṭi) f

1. loss

Descendants

• Punjabi: ghāṭ

  Gurmukhi script: ਘਾਟ

  Shahmukhi script: گَھاٹ

Verb

ਘਟਿ (ghaṭi /ghaṭṭi/) (transitive, intransitive)

1. to grow less, lessen, diminish

Alternative forms

• ਘਾਟਿ (ghāṭi)

Descendants

• Punjabi: ghaṭṇā

  Gurmukhi script: ਘਟਣਾ

  Shahmukhi script: گَھٹݨا

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati, “to speak ill of, slander”).

Verb

ਘਟਿ (ghaṭi /ghaṭṭi/) (transitive)

1. to belittle

   ਘਟਿ ਆਖਿ ― ghaṭi ākhi /ghaṭṭi ākhi/ ― speak ill of

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਘਟਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 104
• “ਘਟਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ghaṭṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238