بڑا

See also: برا‎

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha). Cognate with Urdu بَڑا‎ / Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “big; large”). Doublet of وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽäː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

بَڑا • (baṛā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੜਾ)

Declension

Declension of بڑا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	بَڑا‎ (baṛā)	بَڑے‎ (baṛe)		بَڑی‎ (baṛī)	بَڑِیْاں‎ (baṛīyāṉ)
oblique	بَڑے‎ (baṛe)	بَڑِیاں‎ (baṛiyāṉ)		بَڑی‎ (baṛī)	بَڑِیْاں‎ (baṛīyāṉ)

Adverb

بَڑا • (baṛā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੜਾ)

very, quite

References

“بڑا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بڑا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vaḍḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare to Assamese বড় (bor), Bengali বড় (boṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), and Punjabi وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

بڑا • (baṛā) m (Hindi spelling बड़ा)

big
important
‏وہ بڑا آدمی ہے۔‎‎
Vo baṛā ādmī hai.
He is an important man.

Declension

Declension of بڑا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	بڑا‎ (baṛā)	بڑے‎ (baṛe)		بڑی‎ (baṛī)	بڑی‎ (baṛī)
indirect	بڑے‎ (baṛe)	بڑے‎ (baṛe)		بڑی‎ (baṛī)	بڑی‎ (baṛī)
vocative	بڑے‎ (baṛe)	بڑے‎ (baṛe)		بڑی‎ (baṛī)	بڑی‎ (baṛī)

Derived terms

بڑا دن‎ (baṛā din)

Descendants

→ Shina: بڑُ‎ (baṛo)

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