لاڈلہ

Urdu

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (laḍḍia, “caressing”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit लड् (laḍ, “to play”). By surface analysis, لاڈ (lāḍ, “affection”) +‎ ـلا (-lā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /lɑːɖ.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

لاڈلہ • (lāḍla) (feminine لاڈلی, Hindi spelling लाड़ला)

1. dear, darling (affectionate address to a child)

Declension

Declension of لاڈلہ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	لاڈلا (lāḍlā)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)		لاڈلی (lāḍlī)	لاڈلی (lāḍlī)
indirect	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)		لاڈلی (lāḍlī)	لاڈلی (lāḍlī)
vocative	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)		لاڈلی (lāḍlī)	لاڈلی (lāḍlī)

Noun

لاڈلہ • (lāḍlā) m (feminine لاڈلی, Hindi spelling लाड़ला)

1. a dear, darling

Declension

Declension of لاڈلہ
	singular	plural
direct	لاڈلہ (lāḍlah)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)
oblique	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلوں (lāḍlõ)
vocative	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلو (lāḍlo)

References

• “لاڈلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “لاڈلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.