الانبھا
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- لَان٘بھا (lāṉbhā) — colloquial
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀪 (upārambha), from Sanskrit उपालम्भ (upālambha). Cognate with Sindhi اولانڀو (olā̃bho).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: ulā́mbā IPA(key): /ʊ.läː˦.bäː/, [o.lä̃ː˦m.bäː]
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
اُلَان٘بھا • (ulāṉbhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਲਾਂਭਾ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | اُلَان٘بھا (ulāṉbhā) | اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe) |
| oblique | اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe) | اُلَان٘بھیْاں (ulāṉbhiyāṉ) |
| vocative | اُلَان٘بھیْا (ulāṉbhiyā) | اُلَان٘بھیو (ulāṉbheyo) |
| ablative | اُلَان٘بھیوں (ulāṉbheyoṉ) | اُلَان٘بھیْاں (ulāṉbhiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | اُلَان٘بھِیں (ulāṉbhīṉ) |
| instrumental | اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اُلانبھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਉਲਾਂਭਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upālambha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 108