Punjabi

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Etymology

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From لَہَݨا (lahaṇā⁩, to ebb; descend). The 'Western' sense comes from the fact the sun sets in the West.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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لَہَنْدا (lahandā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹਿੰਦਾ)

  1. verbal adjective of لَہَݨا (lahaṇā⁩)
  2. setting (of the sun)
  3. west; Western

Declension

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Declension of لہندا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct لَہَنْدا (lahandā) لَہَنْدے (lahande) لَہَنْدی (lahandī) لَہَنْدیاں (lahandīyāṉ)
oblique لَہَنْدے (lahande) لَہَنْدیْاں (lahandiyāṉ) لَہَنْدی (lahandī) لَہَنْدیاں (lahandīyāṉ)

Noun

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لَہَنْدا (lahandām (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹਿੰਦਾ)

  1. verbal noun of لَہَݨا (lahaṇā⁩)
  2. the West; Western part

Declension

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Declension of لہندا
dir. sg. لَہَنْدا (lahandā)
dir. pl. لَہَنْدے (lahande)
singular plural
direct لَہَنْدا (lahandā) لَہَنْدے (lahande)
oblique لَہَنْدے (lahande) لَہَنْدیاں (lahandeyāṉ)
vocative لَہَنْدیا (lahandeyā) لَہَنْدیو (lahandeyo)
ablative لَہَنْدیوں (lahandeyoṉ)
locative لَہَنْدے (lahande)
instrumental لَہَنْدے (lahande)

Descendants

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  • English: Lahnda

Proper noun

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لَہَنْدا (lahandām (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹਿੰਦਾ)

  1. Ellipsis of لَہَنْدا پَنْجاب (lahandā panjāb, Western Punjab).

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لہندا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਲਹਿੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024