Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla)), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).

Adjective edit

ਭਲਾ (bhalā) (Shahmukhi spelling بھلا)

  1. good, great
    Synonym: ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)
    ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੈ।
    uha bahut bhalā ādamī hai.
    He is a good-hearted man.

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

ਭਲਾ (bhalām

  1. a good deed

Declension edit

Declension of ਭਲਾ
dir. sg. ਭਲਾ (bhalā)
dir. pl. ਭਲੇ (bhale)
singular plural
direct ਭਲਾ (bhalā) ਭਲੇ (bhale)
oblique ਭਲੇ (bhale) ਭਲਿਆਂ (bhaliā̃)
vocative ਭਲਿਆ (bhaliā) ਭਲਿਓ (bhalio)
ablative ਭਲਿਓਂ (bhaliõ)
locative ਭਲੇ (bhale)
instrumental ਭਲੇ (bhale)

Interjection edit

ਭਲਾ (bhalā)

  1. well, so

References edit

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