ਪਹਿਲਾ
Punjabi
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| Cardinal: ਇੱਕ (ikka) Ordinal: ਪਹਿਲਾ (pahilā) | ||||
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama), largely analyzable as a compound of प्र- (pra-) + -तम (-tama), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pratʰamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratamás (“first, foremost”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pro-tm̥mós (“foremost”). Cognate to Hindi पहला (pahlā); see the other descendants of Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama) for more cognates. Also cognate to now-obsolete Persian فردم (fardum, “first”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ˦(ɦ).läː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: ਪਹਿ‧ਲਾ
Numeral
ਪਹਿਲਾ • (pahilā) (Shahmukhi spelling پہلا)
Adjective
ਪਹਿਲਾ • (pahilā) (Shahmukhi spelling پہلا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਪਹਿਲਾ (pahilā) | ਪਹਿਲੇ (pahile) | ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahilī) | ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ (pahilīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਪਹਿਲੇ (pahile) | ਪਹਿਲਿਆਂ (pahiliā̃) | ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahilī) | ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ (pahilīā̃) | |
Derived terms
- ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilā̃, “at first”, adverb)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ਪਹਿਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026