ਭਲਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla)), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).
Adjective
ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) (Shahmukhi spelling بھلا)
- good, great, noble
- Synonym: ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)
- ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੈ।
- uha bahut bhalā ādamī hai.
- He is a good-hearted man.
Derived terms
- ਭਲਾਮਾਣਸ m (bhalāmāṇas, “good person”)
Noun
ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਭਲਾ (bhalā) | ਭਲੇ (bhale) |
| oblique | ਭਲੇ (bhale) | ਭਲਿਆਂ (bhaliā̃) |
| vocative | ਭਲਿਆ (bhaliā) | ਭਲਿਓ (bhalio) |
| ablative | ਭਲਿਓਂ (bhaliõ) | — |
| locative | ਭਲੇ (bhale) | — |
| instrumental | ਭਲੇ (bhale) | — |
Alternative forms
- ਵ੍ਹਲਾ (vhalā)
Interjection
ਭਲਾ • (bhalā)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਭਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਭਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhalla¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535