ਭਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla)), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).

Adjective

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) (Shahmukhi spelling بھلا)

  1. good, great
    Synonym: ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)
    ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੈ।
    uha bahut bhalā ādamī hai.
    He is a good-hearted man.

Derived terms

Noun

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) m

  1. a good deed

Declension
Declension of ਭਲਾ
dir. sg. ਭਲਾ (bhalā)
dir. pl. ਭਲੇ (bhale)
singular plural
direct ਭਲਾ (bhalā) ਭਲੇ (bhale)
oblique ਭਲੇ (bhale) ਭਲਿਆਂ (bhaliā̃)
vocative ਭਲਿਆ (bhaliā) ਭਲਿਓ (bhalio)
ablative ਭਲਿਓਂ (bhaliõ) —
locative ਭਲੇ (bhale) —
instrumental ਭਲੇ (bhale) —

Interjection

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā)

  1. 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
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