پھل
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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla). Cognate with Hindustani پُھول (phūl) / फूल (phūl).
Pronunciation
Noun
پُھلّ • (phull) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਫੁੱਲ)
Declension
| Declension of پھل | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | پُھلّ (phull) | |
| dir. pl. | پُھلّ (phull) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | پُھلّ (phull) | پُھلّ (phull) |
| oblique | پُھلّ (phull) | پُھلّاں (phullāṉ) |
| vocative | پُھلّا (phullā) | پُھلّو (phullo) |
| ablative | پُھلّوں (phulloṉ) | پُھلّاں (phullāṉ) |
| locative | پُھلّے (phulle) | پُھلِّیں (phulliīṉ) |
| instrumental | پُھلّوں (phulloṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پھُل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz, page 162
- “ਫੁੱਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 511
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phala), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam. Cognate with Hindustani پَھل (phal) / फल (phal).
Noun
پَھل • (phal) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਫਲ)
Declension
| Declension of پھل | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | پَھل (phal) | |
| dir. pl. | پَھل (phal) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | پَھل (phal) | پَھل (phal) |
| oblique | پَھل (phal) | پَھلاں (phalāṉ) |
| vocative | پَھلا (phalā) | پَھلو (phalo) |
| ablative | پَھلوں (phaloṉ) | پَھلاں (phalāṉ) |
| locative | پَھلے (phale) | پَھلِیں (phalīṉ) |
| instrumental | پَھلوں (phaloṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “پھل1”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press, page 162
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پھل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz, page 667
- “ਫਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phála1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 508
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phála), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pʰəl/
- Rhymes: -əl
Noun
پَھل • (phal) m (Hindi spelling फल)
- (chiefly) fruit
- Synonym: ثمر (samar)
- (figuratively) reward
Declension
| Declension of پھل | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | پھل (phal) | پھل (phal) | ||||||
| oblique | پھل (phal) | پھلوں (phalõ) | ||||||
| vocative | پھل (phal) | پھلو (phalo) | ||||||
References
- “پھل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “پھل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Ushojo
Noun
پھل (phal)
- a type of poetry