ਖੱਬਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯 (khavva)), from Sanskrit खर्व (kharva, literally “imperfect, dwarvish”).

Adjective

ਖੱਬਾ • (khabbā)

1. left, left-hand

   Antonym: ਸੱਜਾ (sajjā)

2. leftist, left-wing

Declension

Declension of ਖੱਬਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਖੱਬਾ (khabbā)	ਖੱਬੇ (khabbe)		ਖੱਬੀ (khabbī)	ਖੱਬੀਆਂ (khabbīā̃)
oblique	ਖੱਬੇ (khabbe)	ਖੱਬਿਆਂ (khabbiā̃)		ਖੱਬੀ (khabbī)	ਖੱਬੀਆਂ (khabbīā̃)

Derived terms

• ਖੱਬਲ (khabbal, “left-handed”, adjective)
• ਖੱਬੇ (khabbe, “on the left”, adverb)
• ਖੱਬੂ m (khabbū, “lefty”)

Further reading

• “ਖੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੱਬਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.