फिरना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
फिरना (phirnā)
फेरना (phernā)
फिराना (phirānā)
फिरवाना (phirvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï, goes, returns), from an unattested Sanskrit *‍फिरति (‍phirati, moves, wanders, turns). Cognate with Punjabi ਫਿਰਨਾ (phirnā) / پھِرنا (phirnā), Gujarati ફરવું (pharvũ), Marathi फिरणे (phirṇe), Bengali ফেরা (phera).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰɪɾ.nɑː/, [pʰɪɾ.näː]

Verb

फिरना • (phirnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پھِرْنا)

  1. to wander, sightsee
    Synonym: घूमना (ghūmnā)
  2. to turn
  3. to stray, deviate
    उसका दिमाग़ फिर गया।uskā dimāġ phir gayā.He was not in his senses. (literally, “His mind wandered off.”)

Conjugation

References

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