گیڑا

Punjabi

Etymology

From گیڑ (geṛ), inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑁆 (*giḍḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡeː.ɽäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: گے‧ڑا

Noun

گیڑا • (geṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੇੜਾ)

1. a trip, circuit

   Synonym: چَکَّر (cakkar)

2. circulation
3. turn, round
4. traffic

Declension

Declension of گیڑا
dir. sg.	گیڑا (geṛā)
dir. pl.	گیڑے (geṛe)
	singular	plural
direct	گیڑا (geṛā)	گیڑے (geṛe)
oblique	گیڑے (geṛe)	گیڑیْاں (geṛiyāṉ)
vocative	گیڑیْا (geṛiyā)	گیڑیو (geṛeyo)
ablative	گیڑیوں (geṛeyoṉ)	گیڑیْاں (geṛiyāṉ)
locative	–	گیڑِیں (geṛīṉ)
instrumental	گیڑے (geṛe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گیڑا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਗੇੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*giḍḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222