ورھا
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- وَرْہا (varhā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa). Doublet of بَرَس (baras).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋə˦.ɾäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
وَرھا • (varhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਰ੍ਹਾ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | وَرھا (varhā) | وَرھے (varhe) |
| oblique | وَرھے (varhe) | وَرھیْاں (varhiyāṉ) |
| vocative | وَرھیْا (varhiyā) | وَرھیو (varheyo) |
| ablative | وَرھیوں (varheyoṉ) | وَرھیْاں (varhiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | وَرھِیں (varhīṉ) |
| instrumental | وَرھے (varhe) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ورھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ورھا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਵਰ੍ਹਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 664