ਭਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla)), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).

Adjective

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) (Shahmukhi spelling بھلا)

1. good, great

   Synonym: ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)

   ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੈ।

   uha bahut bhalā ādamī hai.

   He is a good-hearted man.

Derived terms

• ਭਲਾਮਾਣਸ m (bhalāmāṇas, “good person”)

Noun

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā) m

1. a good deed

Declension

Declension of ਭਲਾ
dir. sg.	ਭਲਾ (bhalā)
dir. pl.	ਭਲੇ (bhale)
	singular	plural
direct	ਭਲਾ (bhalā)	ਭਲੇ (bhale)
oblique	ਭਲੇ (bhale)	ਭਲਿਆਂ (bhaliā̃)
vocative	ਭਲਿਆ (bhaliā)	ਭਲਿਓ (bhalio)
ablative	ਭਲਿਓਂ (bhaliõ)	—
locative	ਭਲੇ (bhale)	—
instrumental	ਭਲੇ (bhale)	—

Interjection

ਭਲਾ • (bhalā)

1. well, so

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਭਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024