ਫਿਰਨਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Sanskrit *‍फिरति (‍phirati). Cognate with Hindi फिरना (phirnā), Gujarati ફરવું (pharvũ), Marathi फिरणे (phirṇe), and Bengali ফেরা (phera).

Verb

ਫਿਰਨਾ • (phirnā) (Shahmukhi spelling پھرنا)

  1. to turn, to rotate, to whirl, to revolve
  2. to wander, sightsee

Conjugation

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), *phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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