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) —

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
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