بوہا

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See also: ہونا

Punjabi

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Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀳 (*būha). Cognate with Saraiki ٻُوہا (ḇūhā) and Pahari-Potwari بُوْوَا (būvā).

Pronunciation

Noun

بُوْہا (būhām (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੂਹਾ)

  1. door, entrance
    Synonym: دَرْوازَہ (darvāza)
    • 1999, ثناور چدھڑ, پپل پورانى بھوئیں دا : كہانى پراگا, →OCLC, page 37:
      میں ایہناں دے گھر اَگوں کالج جاݨ لئی پیا لنگھدا ساں دُدھ والے اوہناں دا بُوہا کھڑکا کے مگروں زور دی واج لائی سی
      maiṉ ehnāṉ de ghar aggoṉ kālaj jāṇ la'ī piya laṉghdā sāṉ duddh vāle ohnāṉ dā būhā khaṛkā ke magroṉ zor dī vāj lā'ī sī
      I was passing their house on my to college, the milkman knocked on their door and loudly called
  2. porch
  3. (figuratively) an opportunity

Declension

Declension of بوہا
dir. sg. بُوہا (būhā)
dir. pl. بُوہے (būhe)
singular plural
direct بُوہا (būhā) بُوہے (būhe)
oblique بُوہے (būhe) بُوہیْاں (būhiyāṉ)
vocative بُوہیْا (būhiyā) بُوہیو (būheyo)
ablative بُوہیوں (būheyoṉ) بُوہیْاں (būhiyāṉ)
locative بُوہِیں (būhīṉ)
instrumental بُوہے (būhe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بُوہا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “بوہا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • ਬੂਹਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024