ہونا

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See also: بوہا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi)), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, to happen, to become), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti (to grow, become, come into being, appear). Cognate with Gujarati હોવું (hovũ), Urdu ہونا (honā), Marathi होणे (hoṇe), Nepali हुनु (hunu).

Pronunciation

Verb

ہوݨا (hoṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੋਣਾ)

  1. to be, exist
    اوہ آدمی کوݨ ہے؟
    ó āddamī kauṇ hai?
    Who is that man?
    پنجابی وچ ... کی ہندا ہے؟
    pañjābbī vicc ... kī hundā hai?
    What is ... in Punjabi?
  2. to become
    اوہ بڑا خوش ہوئی
    oh baṛī xuś hoī
    She became very happy
  3. to happen
    کی ہویا؟
    hoiā?
    What happened?
  • Synonym: (Lahnda) تھِیݨا (thīṇā, to become) (archaic in Standard and Eastern Punjabi)

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

References

  • ہونا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi), from Sanskrit भवति (bhávati, to happen, to become), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti (to grow, become, come into being, appear).

Pronunciation

Verb

ہونا (honā) (Hindi spelling होना)

  1. to be, to exist
  2. to become
  3. to happen, to occur
  4. to have to, must
  5. (regional, Hyderabad) to want

Conjugation

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