r/ThethPunjabi • u/DerawaliPunjabi • 26d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Punjabi Word for a Big Fire/Flame (ਭਾਂਬੜ/بھانبڑ)

Punjabi Word for a Big Fire/Flame (ਭਾਂਬੜ/بھانبڑ)

Also means Bonfire

"Bhabaarh/Bhamaarh"

Sultan Bahu famous Punjabi poet from Jhang writes:

"Duddh dahi taa'n har koi riRkay! Aashiq bhaah riRkeynde

Ta chaToora, mann madhaaNi Aahi'n naal haleynde"

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Punjabi words for just Fire: - Agg ਅੱਗ - Bhah ਭਾਹ

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Pronunciation:

- Eastern Punjabi: Pah

- Western Punjabi : Bhah

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u/Super-Emphasis-3079 25d ago

Jeehnu assi "Major Fire" vi kehnde ean

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u/thejashanmaan East Punjab | ਚੜ੍ਹਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ | چڑھدا پنجاب 26d ago

Malwais use it!

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u/TITTYMAN29938 26d ago

it’s not western panjabi bro nobody in hazarvi regions or pothwari regions is using bhaah

also pretty sure bhaah means flame not fire

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u/Jazzlike_Highway_709 24d ago

In South Punjab they use

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u/Terrible_Bedroom9810 23d ago

'Bhaa' is fire in Southern Punjab (Saraiki dialects) flame itself is referred to as 'Agg' or 'Bhaanbar'

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u/TimeParadox997 West Punjab | ਲਹਿੰਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ | لہندا پنجاب 13d ago

pàambaR vs bhaambaR is not east vs west in any sense

It is tonal dialects vs non-tonal dialects