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Punjabi
Etymology
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala) Punjabi ਫਲ (phal)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phala), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam. Cognate with Hindi फल (phal) / Urdu پھل (phal).
Noun
ਫਲ • (phal) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھل)
- fruit
ਉਹ ਪੱਕਾ ਫਲ ਖਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗਾ ਸੀ।- uha pakkā phal khāṇ vicca caṅgā sī.
- The ripe fruit was good to eat.
- result, outcome
- Synonym: ਪਰਿਣਾਮ (pariṇām)
Declension
Declension of ਫਲ
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dir. sg.
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ਫਲ (phal)
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dir. pl.
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ਫਲ (phal)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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ਫਲ (phal)
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ਫਲ (phal)
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oblique
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ਫਲ (phal)
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ਫਲਾਂ (phalā̃)
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vocative
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ਫਲਾ (phalā)
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ਫਲੋ (phalo)
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ablative
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ਫਲੋਂ (phalõ)
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—
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locative
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ਫਲੇ (phale)
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ਫਲੀਂ (phalī̃)
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instrumental
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ਫਲੇ (phale)
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ਫਲੀਂ (phalī̃)
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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