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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda). Compare Hindi बंदा (bandā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بندہ)
- man, male
- Synonym: ਆਦਮੀ (ādamī)
- (dated) slave, servant
Declension
| Declension of ਬੰਦਾ
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| dir. sg.
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ਬੰਦਾ (bandā)
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| dir. pl.
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ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਬੰਦਾ (bandā)
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ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
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| oblique
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ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
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ਬੰਦਿਆਂ (bandiā̃)
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| vocative
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ਬੰਦਿਆ (bandiā)
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ਬੰਦਿਓ (bandio)
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| ablative
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ਬੰਦਿਓਂ (bandiõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
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—
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| instrumental
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ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
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—
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- ਬੰਦ (band, “shut”, adjective)
- ਬੰਦੀ m (bandī, “prisoner”)
Pronoun
ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā)
- (deferential, dated) your servant (humble first-person singular)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੰਦਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਬੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024