ਬੰਦਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda). Compare Hindi बंदा (bandā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən.d̪aː/

Noun

ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بندہ)

1. man, male

   Synonym: ਆਦਮੀ (ādamī)

2. (dated) slave, servant

Declension

Declension of ਬੰਦਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਬੰਦਾ (bandā)	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
oblique	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)	ਬੰਦਿਆਂ (bandiā̃)
vocative	ਬੰਦਿਆ (bandiā)	ਬੰਦਿਓ (bandio)
ablative	ਬੰਦਿਓਂ (bandiõ)	—
locative	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)	—
instrumental	ਬੰਦੇ (bande)	—

Related terms

• ਬੰਦ (band, “shut”, adjective)
• ਬੰਦੀ m (bandī, “prisoner”)

Pronoun

ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā)

1. (deferential, dated) your servant (humble first-person singular)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੰਦਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਬੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025