ਹੱਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (haq(q)), from Arabic حَقَّ (ḥaqqa). Compare Hindi हक़ (haq), Punjabi ਹੱਕ (hakka) / حَق (ḥaq), Marathi हक्क (hakka), Bengali হক (hok).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦəkːᵊ/

Noun

ਹੱਕ • (hakka) m (Shahmukhi spelling حَقّ)

right, privilege
ਸਾਡਾ ਹੱਕ, ਇੱਥੇ ਰੱਖ
sāḍā hakka, itthe rakkha
it is our right, give it to us

Declension

Declension of **ਹੱਕ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਹੱਕ (hakka)	ਹੱਕ (hakka)
oblique	ਹੱਕ (hakka)	ਹੱਕਾਂ (hakkā̃)
vocative	ਹੱਕਾ (hakkā)	ਹੱਕੋ (hakko)
ablative	ਹੱਕੋਂ (hakkõ)	—
locative	ਹੱਕੇ (hakke)	ਹੱਕੀਂ (hakkī̃)
instrumental	ਹੱਕੇ (hakke)	ਹੱਕੀਂ (hakkī̃)

References

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