ਫਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)), from Sanskrit फल (phála), possibly borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *palam (“ripe fruit”). Cognate with Hindi फल (phal) / Urdu پھل (phal).

Noun

ਫਲ • (phal) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھل)

  1. fruit
    ਉਹ ਪੱਕਾ ਫਲ ਖਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗਾ ਸੀ।
    uha pakkā phal khāṇ vicca caṅgā sī.
    The ripe fruit was good to eat.
  2. result, outcome
    Synonym: ਪਰਿਣਾਮ (pariṇām)

Declension
Declension of ਫਲ
dir. sg. ਫਲ (phal)
dir. pl. ਫਲ (phal)
singular plural
direct ਫਲ (phal) ਫਲ (phal)
oblique ਫਲ (phal) ਫਲਾਂ (phalā̃)
vocative ਫਲਾ (phalā) ਫਲੋ (phalo)
ablative ਫਲੋਂ (phalõ) —
locative ਫਲੇ (phale) ਫਲੀਂ (phalī̃)
instrumental ਫਲੇ (phale) ਫਲੀਂ (phalī̃)

Derived terms
  • ਸ੍ਰੀਫਲ m (srīphal, “quince”)
  • ਸੀਤਾ ਫਲ m (sītā phal, “bullock's heart”)
  • ਅਫਲ (aphal, “fruitless”, adjective)
  • ਸਫਲ (saphal, “fruitful”, adjective)

Further reading
  • “ਫਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Sanskrit
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