نسنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नश्यति (náśyati).

Pronunciation

Verb
Punjabi verb set
نَسّݨا‎ (nassṇā)
نَسّاݨا‎ (nassāṇā)

نَسّݨا • (nassṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੱਸਣਾ)

  1. to run
    Synonyms: بَھجّݨا‎ (bhajjṇā), دَوڑنا‎ (dauṛnā)
  2. to run away, flee
    1. to abscond
    2. to elope
  3. (transitive) to turn back (inc. figurative sense – ie. on promises etc.)
    1. to renege
      Synonym: مُکَّر جاݨا‎ (mukkar jāṇā)

Further reading
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “نسّن‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “نسّنا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “náśyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 403
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