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)	بَڑِیاں (baṛiyāṉ)
oblique	بَڑے (baṛe)	بَڑیاں (baṛeyāṉ)		بَڑی (baṛī)	بَڑِیاں (baṛiyāṉ)

Adverb

بَڑا • (baṛā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੜਾ)

1. very, quite, a lot

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بڑا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “بڑا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਬੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás

Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vaḍḍha)

Urdu بڑا

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, large, huge

   Antonym: چھوٹا (choṭā)

   بَڑا شَہْر ― baṛā śahr ― big city

   بَڑا کَمْرا ― baṛā kamrā ― big room

2. massive, heavy

   Synonym: بھاری (bhārī)

   بَڑا سُوٹ کیس ― baṛā sūṭ kes ― Heavy suitcase

3. grown up, adult

   لوگ جَب بَڑے ہو جاتے ہَیں، اُن کی ذِمّہ دارِیاں بھی بَڑی ہو جاتی ہَیں

   log jab baṛe ho jāte haĩ, un kī zimme dāriyā̃ bhī baṛī ho jātī haĩ

   When people grow up, their responsibilities also become bigger with them

4. important

   وہ بَڑا آدْمی ہَے۔

   vo baṛā ādmī hai.

   He is an important man.

   بَڑے لوگ بَڑے خواب

   baṛe log baṛe xvāb

   Big people big dreams

5. (colloquial) very

   Synonyms: بَہُت (bahut), خُوب (xūb)

   بَڑا اَنوکھا ― baṛā anokhā ― very unique

Declension

Declension of بڑا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	بَڑا (baṛā)	بَڑے (baṛe)		بَڑی (baṛī)	بَڑی (baṛī)
indirect	بَڑے (baṛe)	بَڑے (baṛe)		بَڑی (baṛī)	بَڑی (baṛī)

Derived terms

• بڑا دن (baṛā din)

Descendants

• → Shina: بڑُ (baṛo)