لاڈلہ

Urdu

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (laḍḍia, “caressing”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit लड् (laḍ, “to play”). By surface analysis, لاڈ (lāḍ, “affection”) +‎ ـلا (-lā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /lɑːɖ.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

لاڈلہ • (lāḍla) (feminine لاڈلی, Hindi spelling लाड़ला)

1. dear, darling (affectionate address to a child)

Declension

Declension of لاڈلہ

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	لاڈلا (lāḍlā)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)		لاڈلی (lāḍlī)	لاڈلی (lāḍlī)
indirect	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)		لاڈلی (lāḍlī)	لاڈلی (lāḍlī)

Noun

لاڈلہ • (lāḍlā) m (feminine لاڈلی, Hindi spelling लाड़ला)

1. a dear, darling

Declension

Declension of لاڈلہ

	singular	plural
direct	لاڈلَہ (lāḍlah)	لاڈلے (lāḍle)
oblique	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلوں (lāḍlõ)
vocative	لاڈلے (lāḍle)	لاڈلو (lāḍlo)

References

• “لاڈلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “لاڈلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.