لہندا

Punjabi

Etymology

From لَہَݨا (lahaṇā⁩, “to ebb; descend”). The 'Western' sense comes from the fact the sun sets in the West.

Pronunciation

Adjective

لَہَنْدا • (lahandā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹਿੰਦਾ)

  1. verbal adjective of لَہَݨا (lahaṇā⁩)
  2. setting (of the sun)
  3. west; Western

Declension

Declension of لہندا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct لَہَنْدا (lahandā) لَہَنْدے (lahande) لَہَنْدی (lahandī) لَہَنْدِیاں (lahandiyāṉ)
oblique لَہَنْدے (lahande) لَہَنْدیاں (lahandeyāṉ) لَہَنْدی (lahandī) لَہَنْدِیاں (lahandiyāṉ)

Noun

لَہَنْدا • (lahandā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹਿੰਦਾ)

  1. the West; Western part

Declension

Declension of لہندا
singular plural
direct لَہَنْدا (lahandā) لَہَنْدے (lahande)
oblique لَہَنْدے (lahande) لَہَنْدیْاں (lahandiyāṉ)
vocative لَہَنْدیْا (lahandiyā) لَہَنْدیو (lahandeyo)
ablative لَہَنْدیوں (lahandeyoṉ) لَہَنْدیْاں (lahandiyāṉ)
locative – لَہَنْدِیں (lahandīṉ)
instrumental لَہَنْدے (lahande) –

Descendants

  • → English: Lahnda

Proper noun

لَہَنْدا • (lahandā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹਿੰਦਾ)

  1. ellipsis of لَہَنْدا پَنْجاب (lahandā panjāb, “Western Punjab”)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لہندا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਲਹਿੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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