بلھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Hypocorism of عَبْدُ اللہ (ʻabdullāh), from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh) through Classical Persian عَبْدُ الله (abdu llāh).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

بُلّھا • (bullhām (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ)

  1. (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

Adjective

بُلّھا • (bullhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ)

  1. being Bulleh Shah; using his name as an adjective to describe an honorific, as (perhaps solely) in his title, "Bulleh Shah"
    بُلّھے شاہbullhe śāhBulleh Shah (literally, “Bullah King”)

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