ਮਾਝਾ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː˩˥.d͡ʒːaː/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मध्य (madhya, “middle, centre”).

Proper noun

ਮਾਝਾ • (mā́jā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماجھا)

1. Majha (A region in central Punjab now split between India and Pakistan)

Declension

Declension of ਮਾਝਾ
dir. sg.	ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā)
dir. pl.	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)
	singular	plural
direct	ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā)	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)
oblique	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)	ਮਾਝਿਆਂ (mājhiā̃)
vocative	ਮਾਝਿਆ (mājhiā)	ਮਾਝਿਓ (mājhio)
ablative	ਮਾਝਿਓਂ (mājhiõ)	—
locative	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)	—
instrumental	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)	—

Adjective

ਮਾਝਾ • (mā́jā) (Shahmukhi spelling ماجھا)

1. Of or relating to the region of Majha.

Declension

Declension of ਮਾਝਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā)	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)		ਮਾਝੀ (mājhī)	ਮਾਝੀਆਂ (mājhīā̃)
oblique	ਮਾਝੇ (mājhe)	ਮਾਝਿਆਂ (mājhiā̃)		ਮਾਝੀ (mājhī)	ਮਾਝੀਆਂ (mājhīā̃)

Derived terms

• ਮਾਝੀ f (mājhī, “Majhi dialect”)
• ਮਝੈਲ m or f (majhail, “native of Majha”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ਮਾਝਾ • (mājhā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماجھا)

1. manja (mixture of glue and powdered glass used in kite fighting)

Further reading

• “ਮਾਝਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024