الانبھا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• لَان٘بھا (lāṉbhā) — colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀪 (upārambha), from Sanskrit उपालम्भ (upālambha). Cognate with Sindhi اولانڀو (olā̃bho).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: ulā́mbā IPA^(key): /ʊ.läː˦.bäː/, [o.lä̃ː˦m.bäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

اُلَان٘بھا • (ulāṉbhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਲਾਂਭਾ)

1. Alternative form of اُلَاہْما (ulāhmā, “complaint”)

Declension

Declension of الانبھا
dir. sg.	اُلَان٘بھا (ulāṉbhā)
dir. pl.	اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe)
	singular	plural
direct	اُلَان٘بھا (ulāṉbhā)	اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe)
oblique	اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe)	اُلَان٘بھیْاں (ulāṉbhiyāṉ)
vocative	اُلَان٘بھیْا (ulāṉbhiyā)	اُلَان٘بھیو (ulāṉbheyo)
ablative	اُلَان٘بھیوں (ulāṉbheyoṉ)	اُلَان٘بھیْاں (ulāṉbhiyāṉ)
locative	–	اُلَان٘بھِیں (ulāṉbhīṉ)
instrumental	اُلَان٘بھے (ulāṉbhe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اُلانبھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਉਲਾਂਭਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upālambha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 108