ਹੋਣਾ

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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), Hindi होना (honā), Marathi होणे (hoṇe), Nepali हुनु (hunu).

Pronunciation

Verb

ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling ہوݨا)

  1. to be, exist
    ਉਹ ਆਦਮੀ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?
    ó āddamī kauṇ hai?
    Who is that man?
    ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ... ਕੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?
    pañjābbī vicc ... kī hundā hai?
    What is ... in Punjabi?
  2. to become
    ਉਹ ਬੜੀ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ ਹੋਈ
    uha baṛī xuś hoī
    She became very happy
  3. to happen
    ਕੀ ਹੋਇਆ?
    hoiā?
    What happened?
  • Synonym: (Lahnda) ਥੀਣਾ (thīṇā, to become) (archaic in Standard and Eastern Punjabi)

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References

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