Arabic
| Root
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| ف و ر (f w r)
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| 8 terms
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Etymology
Adverbial accusative of فَوْر (fawr, “overflowing, boiling up”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
فَوْرًا • (fawran)
- instantly, immediately
Descendants
- → Persian: فورا (fawran)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਫੌਰਨ (phauran)
- Shahmukhi script: فَوراً (fauran)
- → Urdu: فَوراً (fauran)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فورا (fawran), from Arabic فَوْرًا (fawran).
Pronunciation
Adverb
فَوراً • (fauran) (Hindi spelling फ़ौरन)
- immediately, instantly, urgently, promptly, rapidly, instantaneously
- Synonyms: فٹافٹ (faṭāfaṭ), جھٹ پٹ (jhaṭ-paṭ), جلد (jald)
References
- “فورا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “فورا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.