لارا

Punjabi

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /läː.ɾäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: لا‧را

Noun

لارا • (lārā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਾਰਾ)

1. ruse – a thing or task that gives false hopes or cause delay; a false promise

Declension

Declension of لارا

	singular	plural
direct	لارا (lārā)	لارے (lāre)
oblique	لارے (lāre)	لاریْاں (lāriyāṉ)
vocative	لاریْا (lāriyā)	لاریو (lāreyo)
ablative	لاریوں (lāreyoṉ)	لاریْاں (lāriyāṉ)
locative	–	لارِیں (lārīṉ)
instrumental	لارے (lāre)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لارا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “لارا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਲਾਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025