ਵੇਲ਼ਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa वेला (velā), from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit ਵੇਲਾ (vélā).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ਵੇਲ਼ਾ • (veḷā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ویࣇا)[2][3]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਵੇਲ਼ਾ (veḷā) | ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) |
| oblique | ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) | ਵੇਲ਼ਿਆਂ (veḷiā̃) |
| vocative | ਵੇਲ਼ਿਆ (veḷiā) | ਵੇਲ਼ਿਓ (veḷio) |
| ablative | ਵੇਲ਼ਿਓਂ (veḷiõ) | — |
| locative | ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) | — |
| instrumental | ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) | — |
Derived terms
- ਸਰਘੀ ਵੇਲ਼ਾ m (sarghī veḷā, “pre-dawn”)
- ਵੱਡਾ ਵੇਲ਼ਾ m (vaḍḍā veḷā, “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'”
- ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੇਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1206.
- ^ “ਵੇਲ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025