اینٹ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इष्टका (íṣṭakā, “brick”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (“brick”), possibly from the BMAC substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ĩːʈ/

Noun

اِین٘ٹ • (ī̃ṭ) f (Hindi spelling ईंट)

1. brick
2. diamond, ingot

References

• “اینٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اینٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.