پہلا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pratʰila. Cognate to Hindi पहला (pahlā) / Urdu پہلا (pahlā).
Numeral
پہلا • (pahilā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਹਿਲਾ)
- first
Urdu
| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | ١ 1 | 2 → [a], [b], [c] | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ایک Ordinal: پہلا, اوّل Multiplier: اکلوتا, واحد | ||||
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पहिल (pahila), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀣𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*prathilla). Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá, “first”) was reanalyzed as having an ordinal suffix -म (-ma), which was replaced by Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-).[1]
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pəɦ.lɑː/
Adjective
پہلا • (pahlā) (Hindi spelling पहला)
- first
Declension
| Declension of پہلا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | پہلا (pahlā) | پہلے (pahle) | پہلی (pahlī) | پہلی (pahlī) | |
| indirect | پہلے (pahle) | پہلے (pahle) | پہلی (pahlī) | پہلی (pahlī) | |
| vocative | پہلے (pahle) | پہلے (pahle) | پہلی (pahlī) | پہلی (pahlī) | |
Synonyms
- اوّل (avval)
- اگلا (aglā)
References
- L. A. Schwarzschild (1962), “'First,' 'Second' and 'Third' in Middle Indo-Aryan”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 82, issue 4, American Oriental Society, pages 517-522