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ਵੇਲ਼ਾ

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See also: ਵਲਿ, ਵਾਲ, ਵੇਲਾ, ਵੱਲ, and ਵੱਲੋਂ

Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Apabhramsa वेला (velā), from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit ਵੇਲਾ (vélā).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਵੇਲ਼ਾ • (veḷā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ویࣇا)[2][3]

  1. time, occasion
    Synonyms: ਵਕ਼ਤ (vaqat), ਸਮਾਂ (samā̃), ਕਾਲ (kāl)
    ਏਸ ਵੇਲ਼ੇ ਹੀ ਆ!
    ēsa veḷe hī ā!
    Come right this instance!
  2. opportunity

Declension

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Declension of ਵੇਲ਼ਾ
dir. sg. ਵੇਲ਼ਾ (veḷā)
dir. pl. ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe)
singular plural
direct ਵੇਲ਼ਾ (veḷā) ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe)
oblique ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) ਵੇਲ਼ਿਆਂ (veḷiā̃)
vocative ਵੇਲ਼ਿਆ (veḷiā) ਵੇਲ਼ਿਓ (veḷio)
ablative ਵੇਲ਼ਿਓਂ (veḷiõ) —
locative ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) —
instrumental ਵੇਲ਼ੇ (veḷe) —

Derived terms

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References

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More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vḗlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702: “P. vel f. 'length of an animal', velā, be° m. 'time' (ber f. 'time' ← H.), bhaṭ. us wēḷē 'then', ik bērī 'once'”
  2. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੇਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1206.
  3. ^ “ਵੇਲ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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