ਅਰਥ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “aim, purpose”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਅਰਥ • (arath) m (Shahmukhi spelling اَرتھ)

  1. wealth, riches
    ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਨਾਲ ਅਰਥ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੈ।
    uha bahut sālā̃ dī mihnat nāl arath ikaṭṭhā kar cukkiā hai.
    He has accumulated wealth through years of hard work.
  2. meaning, significance
    ਏਸ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
    ēsa śabad dā arath kī hai?
    What is the meaning of this word?
  3. purpose

Declension

Declension of ਅਰਥ
singular plural
direct ਅਰਥ (arath) ਅਰਥ (arath)
oblique ਅਰਥ (arath) ਅਰਥਾਂ (arathā̃)
vocative ਅਰਥਾ (arathā) ਅਰਥੋ (aratho)
ablative ਅਰਥੋਂ (arathõ) —
locative ਅਰਥੇ (arathe) ਅਰਥੀਂ (arathī̃)
instrumental ਅਰਥੇ (arathe) ਅਰਥੀਂ (arathī̃)


Derived terms

  • ਅਰਥਹੀਣ (arathhīṇ, “meaningless”, adjective)
  • ਅਰਥਚਾਰਾ m (arathcārā, “economy”)
  • ਅਰਥਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ m (arathśāsatar, “economics”)

Further reading

  • “ਅਰਥ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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