ماڑا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*maṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mäː.ɽäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ما‧ڑا

Adjective

ماڑا • (māṛā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾੜਾ)

1. weak, feeble
2. poor (as opposed to rich)
3. bad; weak (as opposed to good)

   Synonym: بَھیڑا (bhaeṛā)

4. small; little (as opposed to big)
5. light (as opposed to heavy)

Declension

Declension of ماڑا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ماڑا (māṛā)	ماڑے (māṛe)		ماڑی (māṛī)	ماڑیاں (māṛīyāṉ)
oblique	ماڑے (māṛe)	ماڑیْاں (māṛiyāṉ)		ماڑی (māṛī)	ماڑیاں (māṛīyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ماڑا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਮਾੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557