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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa).
Pronunciation
Adjective
پُرانا • (purānā) (Hindi spelling पुराना)
- old (ie. of an earlier time, in the past)
- Synonyms: قدیم (qadīm), پراتن (purātan)
- ancient
- long-standing, old
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پُرانا (purānā)
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پُرانے (purāne)
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پُرانی (purānī)
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پُرانی (purānī)
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پُرانے (purāne)
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پُرانے (purāne)
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پُرانی (purānī)
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پُرانی (purānī)
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References
- “پرانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469