بھا

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See also: بها

Kalami

Pronunciation

Adjective

بھا (m

  1. extinguished

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit भाव (bhāvá).

Noun

بھا (bhām (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾ)

  1. price; rate
    Synonyms: مُلّ (mull), قِیمَت (qīmat)
Declension
Declension of بھا
dir. sg. بھا (bhā)
dir. pl. بھے (bhe)
singular plural
direct بھا (bhā) بھے (bhe)
oblique بھے (bhe) بھیْاں (bhiyāṉ)
vocative بھیْا (bhiyā) بھیو (bheyo)
ablative بھیوں (bheyoṉ) بھیْاں (bhiyāṉ)
locative بھِیں (bhīṉ)
instrumental بھے (bhe)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Noun

بھا (bhām (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾ)

  1. affection; love
Declension
Declension of بھا
dir. sg. بھا (bhā)
dir. pl. بھے (bhe)
singular plural
direct بھا (bhā) بھے (bhe)
oblique بھے (bhe) بھیْاں (bhiyāṉ)
vocative بھیْا (bhiyā) بھیو (bheyo)
ablative بھیوں (bheyoṉ) بھیْاں (bhiyāṉ)
locative بھِیں (bhīṉ)
instrumental بھے (bhe)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit भास (bhāsá).

Noun

بھا (bhāf (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾ)

  1. flame; fire
    Synonyms: آتَش (ātaś), اَگّ (agg)
  2. hot; warmth (relating to temperature)
  3. (figuratively) anger
Declension
Declension of بھا
dir. sg. بھا (bhā)
dir. pl. بھاواں (bhāvāṉ)
singular plural
direct بھا (bhā) بھاواں (bhāvāṉ)
oblique بھا (bhā) بھاواں (bhāvāṉ)
vocative بھائے (bhā'e) بھاؤ (bhā'o)
ablative بھاؤں (bhā'oṉ) بھاواں (bhāvāṉ)
locative بھاوائِیں (bhāvā'īṉ)
instrumental

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother). Doublet of بھائی (bhā'ī)

Noun

بھا (bhām (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾ)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of بھائی (bhā'ī, brother; bro)
Declension
Declension of بھا
dir. sg. بھا (bhā)
dir. pl. بھے (bhe)
singular plural
direct بھا (bhā) بھے (bhe)
oblique بھے (bhe) بھیْاں (bhiyāṉ)
vocative بھیْا (bhiyā) بھیو (bheyo)
ablative بھیوں (bheyoṉ) بھیْاں (bhiyāṉ)
locative بھِیں (bhīṉ)
instrumental بھے (bhe)

References

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • بھا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā (brother), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother) Cognate with Khowar برار (braár), Hindi भ्राता (bhrātā), Kashmiri بوے (bōē).

Pronunciation

Noun

بھا (bhā)

  1. brother

Ushojo

Adverb

بھا (bhā)

  1. then
  2. again
  3. later