Urdu · Numbers & Time
ghanta
Hour
A period of sixty minutes.
میں روز ایک گھنٹہ اردو پڑھتا ہوں۔
I study Urdu one hour every day.
'گھنٹہ' (ghanta) has its origins in Sanskrit 'घंटा' (ghaṇṭā), referring specifically to a time-measuring device, tracing back through the Indo-Aryan languages.
'گھنٹہ' (ghanta) is used in both spoken and written forms, particularly in discussions related to time scheduling and is recognized in formal and informal contexts.