ورھا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• وَرْہا (varhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲 (varisa), from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa). Doublet of بَرَس (baras).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋə˦.ɾäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

وَرھا • (varhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਰ੍ਹਾ)

1. year

   Synonym: سال (sāl)

Declension

Declension of ورھا
dir. sg.	وَرھا (varhā)
dir. pl.	وَرھے (varhe)
	singular	plural
direct	وَرھا (varhā)	وَرھے (varhe)
oblique	وَرھے (varhe)	وَرھیْاں (varhiyāṉ)
vocative	وَرھیْا (varhiyā)	وَرھیْو (varhev)
ablative	وَرھیْوں (varhevṉ)	وَرھیْاں (varhiyāṉ)
locative	–	وَرھِیں (varhīṉ)
instrumental	وَرھے (varhe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ورھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ورھا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਵਰ੍ਹਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 664