Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑀳𑀸 (galahā) (Kalsi), from Sanskrit गर्हा (garhā).

Noun edit

ਗੱਲ (gallaf (Shahmukhi spelling گَلّ)

  1. saying, talking
  2. matter
    Synonym: ਬਾਤ (bāt)
    ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ!koī galla nahī̃!No problem!

Declension edit

Declension of ਗੱਲ
dir. sg. ਗੱਲ (galla)
dir. pl. ਗੱਲਾਂ (gallā̃)
singular plural
direct ਗੱਲ (galla) ਗੱਲਾਂ (gallā̃)
oblique ਗੱਲ (galla) ਗੱਲਾਂ (gallā̃)
vocative ਗੱਲੇ (galle) ਗੱਲੋ (gallo)
ablative ਗੱਲੋਂ (gallõ)
locative ਗੱਲੇ (galle) ਗੱਲੀਂ (gallī̃)
instrumental ਗੱਲੇ (galle) ਗੱਲੀਂ (gallī̃)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ਗੱਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੱਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 359.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “garhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 218