ਬੰਦਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda). Compare Hindi बंदा (bandā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən.d̪aː/

Noun

ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بنده)

1. man, male

   Synonym: ਆਦਮੀ (ādamī)

2. (dated) slave, servant

Declension

Declension of ਬੰਦਾ
dir. sg.	ਬੰਦਾ (bandā)
dir. pl.	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
	singular	plural
direct	ਬੰਦਾ (bandā)	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
oblique	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)	ਬੰਦਿਆਂ (bandiā̃)
vocative	ਬੰਦਿਆ (bandiā)	ਬੰਦਿਓ (bandio)
ablative	ਬੰਦਿਓਂ (bandiõ)	—
locative	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)	—
instrumental	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)	—

Related terms

• ਬੰਦ (band, “shut”, adjective)
• ਬੰਦੀ m (bandī, “prisoner”)

Pronoun

ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā)

1. (deferential, dated) your servant (humble first-person singular)

References

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