کھبا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯 (khavva), from Sanskrit खर्व (kharva, “mutilated, imperfect”). Cognate with Saraiki کَھٻّا (khaḇḇā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.bːäː/, [kʰɐb.bäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

کَھبّا • (khabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖੱਬਾ)

1. left

   Synonym: سَجّا (sajjā)

2. left-handed

Declension

Declension of کھبا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	کَھبّا (khabbā)	کَھبّے (khabbe)		کَھبّی (khabbī)	کَھبّیاں (khabbīyāṉ)
oblique	کَھبّے (khabbe)	کَھبّیْاں (khabbiyāṉ)		کَھبّی (khabbī)	کَھبّیاں (khabbīyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھبّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਖੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 148