ਭਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla)), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).

Adjective

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) (Shahmukhi spelling بھلا)

  1. good, great
    Synonym: ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)
    ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੈ।
    uha bahut bhalā ādamī hai.
    He is a good-hearted man.

Derived terms

Noun

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) m

  1. a good deed

Declension

Declension of ਭਲਾ
singular plural
direct ਭਲਾ (bhalā) ਭਲੇ (bhale)
oblique ਭਲੇ (bhale) ਭਲਿਆਂ (bhaliā̃)
vocative ਭਲਿਆ (bhaliā) ਭਲਿਓ (bhalio)
ablative ਭਲਿਓਂ (bhaliõ) —
locative ਭਲੇ (bhale) —
instrumental ਭਲੇ (bhale) —

Interjection

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā)

  1. well, so

References

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