ਮਹਤੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology
PIE word
*méǵh₂s

From Sanskrit महत्त्व (mahattva). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahattva).

Noun

ਮਹਤੁ (mahattu) m

  1. greatness

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਹੱਤ (mahatta)
    Shahmukhi script: مَہَتّ (mahatt)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮਹਤੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 230.
  • “ਮਹਤੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahattva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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