ਪਹਿਲਾ

Punjabi

**Punjabi numbers ^(edit)**
		10
		੧ 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: ਇੱਕ (ikka) Ordinal: ਪਹਿਲਾ (pahilā)

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pratʰila. Cognate to Hindi पहला (pahlā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ˦(ɦ).lɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation: ਪਹਿ‧ਲਾ

Numeral

ਪਹਿਲਾ • (pahilā) (Shahmukhi spelling پہلا)

first

Adjective

ਪਹਿਲਾ • (pahilā) (Shahmukhi spelling پہلا)

primary, foremost, initial
former, proceeding

Declension

Declension of ਪਹਿਲਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਪਹਿਲਾ (pahilā)	ਪਹਿਲੇ (pahile)		ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahilī)	ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ (pahilīā̃)
oblique	ਪਹਿਲੇ (pahile)	ਪਹਿਲਿਆਂ (pahiliā̃)		ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahilī)	ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ (pahilīā̃)

Derived terms

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilā̃, “at first”, adverb)

Related terms

ਪਹਿਲ f (pahil, “priority”)
ਪਹਿਲੂ m (pahilū, “side”)

Further reading

“ਪਹਿਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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