بلھا
Punjabi
Etymology
Hypocorism of عَبْدُ اللہ (ʻabdullāh), from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh) through Classical Persian عَبْدُ الله (abdu llāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ˈbʊ˩˥l.lä/
Proper noun
بُلّھا • (bullhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ)
- (intimate) Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadri, popularly known as Baba Bulleh Shah, a 17th century Punjabi poet and revolutionary.
- بُلّھا کی جاݨا مَیں کَوݨ؟
- bullhā kī jāṇā maiṉ kauṇ?
- What would Bulleh Shah know of me?
Usage notes
- This name was used by Bulleh Shah in reference to himself and by his family members. He is usually referred to by others by his title, "Bulleh Shah".
Derived terms
- بُلَّھیا (bullhayā)
Adjective
بُلّھا • (bullhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ)
- being Bulleh Shah; using his name as an adjective to describe an honorific, as (perhaps solely) in his title, "Bulleh Shah"
- بُلّھے شاہ ― bullhe śāh ― Bulleh Shah (literally, “Bullah King”)
Derived terms
- بُلّھے شاہ (bullhe śāh, “Bulleh Shah”)