ویلا
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa वेला (velā), from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला॑ (vélā).
Pronunciation
- (phr) IPA(key): /ʋeː.läː/
Noun
ویلا (velā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ویلا (velā) | ویلے (vele) |
| oblique | ویلَے (velai) | ویلُیوں (veluyvṉ) |
| vocative | ویلیْا (veliyā) | ویلیو (veleyo) |
| ablative | ویلیُوں (velīūṉ) | - |
| locative | ویلے (vele) | - |
| instrumental | ویلے (vele) | - |
Persian
| Dari | ویلا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | вилло |
Etymology
Noun
ویلا • (villâ, vilâ)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa वेला (velā), from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला॑ (vélā).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋeː.läː/, [ʋeː.ɭäː]
- Rhymes: -äː
- Homophone: ویہلا (vehlā)
Noun
ویلا • (velā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਲ਼ਾ or ਵੇਲਾ)[2][3]
- time
- Synonyms: وَقَت (vaqat), سَماں (samāṉ)
- ایس ویلے ہی آ!
- es veḷe hī ā!
- Come right this instance!
- time; hour
- season
- difficulty
- life
- opportunity; occasion
- duration
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ویلا (velā) | ویلے (vele) |
| oblique | ویلے (vele) | ویلیْاں (veliyāṉ) |
| vocative | ویلیْا (veliyā) | ویلیو (veleyo) |
| ablative | ویلیوں (veleyoṉ) | ویلیْاں (veliyāṉ) |
| locative | – | ویلِیں (velīṉ) |
| instrumental | ویلے (vele) | – |
Derived terms
- سَرگھی ویلا m (sarghī velā, “pre-dawn”)
- وَڈّا ویلا m (vaḍḍā velā, “morning”)
References
More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vḗlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702: “P. vel f. 'length of an animal', velā, be° m. 'time' (ber f. 'time' ← H.), bhaṭ. us wēḷē 'then', ik bērī 'once'”
- ^ Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویلا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz, page 2839
- ^ Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ویلا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press, page 623
Further reading
- “ویلا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025