ਭੀੜ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ).

    Noun

    ਭੀੜ • (bhīṛf (Shahmukhi spelling بِھیڑ)

    1. crowd, multitude, throng, mob, rush, stampede, pell-mell
    2. distress, adversity, crisis, hardship, trouble

    Declension

    Declension of ਭੀੜ
    singular plural
    direct ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ) ਭੀੜਾਂ (bhīṛā̃)
    oblique ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ) ਭੀੜਾਂ (bhīṛā̃)
    vocative ਭੀੜੇ (bhīṛe) ਭੀੜੋ (bhīṛo)
    ablative ਭੀੜੋਂ (bhīṛõ)
    locative ਭੀੜੇ (bhīṛe) ਭੀੜੀਂ (bhīṛī̃)
    instrumental ਭੀੜੇ (bhīṛe) ਭੀੜੀਂ (bhīṛī̃)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • ਭੀੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਭੀਡ਼”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.