ਖੱਬਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯 (khavva)), from Sanskrit खर्व (kharva, literally “imperfect, dwarvish”).

Adjective

ਖੱਬਾ • (khabbā)

  1. left, left-hand
    Antonym: ਸੱਜਾ (sajjā)
  2. leftist, left-wing

Declension

Declension of ਖੱਬਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਖੱਬਾ (khabbā) ਖੱਬੇ (khabbe) ਖੱਬੀ (khabbī) ਖੱਬੀਆਂ (khabbīā̃)
oblique ਖੱਬੇ (khabbe) ਖੱਬਿਆਂ (khabbiā̃) ਖੱਬੀ (khabbī) ਖੱਬੀਆਂ (khabbīā̃)

Derived terms

  • ਖੱਬਲ (khabbal, “left-handed”, adjective)
  • ਖੱਬੇ (khabbe, “on the left”, adverb)
  • ਖੱਬੂ m (khabbū, “lefty”)

Further reading

  • “ਖੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੱਬਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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