ہفتہ

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta).

Pronunciation

• (phr) IPA^(key): /həf.t̪äː/

Noun

ہَفْتَہ (haftah) m

1. week

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta). Doublet of سَپْتاہ (saptāh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /həf.t̪äː/

Noun

ہَفْتَہ • (hafta) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਫ਼ਤਾ)

1. week
2. (colloquial) Saturday

   Synonyms: سَنِیچَر (sanīcar), چَھنِچَّھر (chaniccahr)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہفتہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ہفتہ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਹਫ਼ਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /həf.t̪ɑː/

Noun

ہَفْتَہ (hafta) m

1. week
2. Saturday