بڑا

See also: برا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• وَڑا (vaṛā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: بَ‧ڑا

Adjective

بَڑا • (baṛā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੜਾ)

1. abundant
2. enough, sufficient

Declension

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

Adverb

بَڑا • (baṛā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੜਾ)

1. very, quite

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بڑا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਬੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: بَ‧ڑا

Adjective

بَڑا • (baṛā) (Hindi spelling बड़ा)

1. big
2. important

   وہ بَڑا آدْمی ہَے۔

   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)