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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pratʰila. Cognate to Hindi पहला (pahlā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ˦(ɦ).lɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: ਪਹਿ‧ਲਾ
Numeral
ਪਹਿਲਾ • (pahilā) (Shahmukhi spelling پہلا)
- first
Adjective
ਪਹਿਲਾ • (pahilā) (Shahmukhi spelling پہلا)
- primary, foremost, initial
- former, proceeding
Declension
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singular
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plural
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ਪਹਿਲਾ (pahilā)
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ਪਹਿਲੇ (pahile)
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ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahilī)
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ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ (pahilīā̃)
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ਪਹਿਲੇ (pahile)
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ਪਹਿਲਿਆਂ (pahiliā̃)
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ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahilī)
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ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ (pahilīā̃)
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Derived terms
- ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilā̃, “at first”, adverb)
- ਪਹਿਲ f (pahil, “priority”)
- ਪਹਿਲੂ m (pahilū, “side”)
Further reading
- “ਪਹਿਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024