ਭੀੜ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí
    Sanskrit अभि- (abhi-)
    Proto-Indo-European *wert-
    Sanskrit वृत् (vṛt)
    Sanskrit अभिवृत् (abhivṛt)aph.?
    Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ)der.
    Punjabi ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ)

    Derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ), possibly an aphetic form of Sanskrit अभिवृत् (abhivṛt), from अभि- (abhi-) + वृत् (vṛt).

    Noun

    ਭੀੜ • (bhīṛ) f (Shahmukhi spelling بِھیڑ)

    1. crowd, multitude, throng, mob, rush, stampede, pell-mell
    2. distress, adversity, crisis, hardship, trouble

    Declension

    Declension of ਭੀੜ
    singular plural
    direct ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ) ਭੀੜਾਂ (bhīṛā̃)
    oblique ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ) ਭੀੜਾਂ (bhīṛā̃)
    vocative ਭੀੜੇ (bhīṛe) ਭੀੜੋ (bhīṛo)
    ablative ਭੀੜੋਂ (bhīṛõ) ਭੀੜਿਆੰ (bhīṛiā̃)
    locative ਭੀੜੇ (bhīṛe) ਭੀੜੀਂ (bhīṛī̃)
    instrumental ਭੀੜੇ (bhīṛe) ਭੀੜੀਂ (bhīṛī̃)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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