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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla)), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).
Adjective
ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) (Shahmukhi spelling بھلا)
- good, great
- Synonym: ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)
ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੈ।- uha bahut bhalā ādamī hai.
- He is a good-hearted man.
Derived terms
- ਭਲਾਮਾਣਸ m (bhalāmāṇas, “good person”)
Noun
ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) m
- a good deed
Declension
| Declension of ਭਲਾ
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| dir. sg.
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ਭਲਾ (bhalā)
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| dir. pl.
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ਭਲੇ (bhale)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਭਲਾ (bhalā)
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ਭਲੇ (bhale)
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| oblique
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ਭਲੇ (bhale)
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ਭਲਿਆਂ (bhaliā̃)
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| vocative
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ਭਲਿਆ (bhaliā)
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ਭਲਿਓ (bhalio)
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| ablative
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ਭਲਿਓਂ (bhaliõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਭਲੇ (bhale)
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—
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| instrumental
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ਭਲੇ (bhale)
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—
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Interjection
ਭਲਾ • (bhalā)
- well, so
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਭਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024