Punjabi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲 (varisa), from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa). Doublet of بَرَس (baras).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

وَرھا (varhām (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਰ੍ਹਾ)

  1. year
    Synonym: سال (sāl)

Declension edit

Declension of ورھا
dir. sg. وَرھا (varhā)
dir. pl. وَرھے (varhe)
singular plural
direct وَرھا (varhā) وَرھے (varhe)
oblique وَرھے (varhe) وَرھیاں (varheyāṉ)
vocative وَرھیا (varheyā) وَرھیو (varheyo)
ablative وَرھیوں (varheyoṉ)
locative وَرھے (varhe)
instrumental وَرھے (varhe)

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ورھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਵਰ੍ਹਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 664