پرانا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pʊ.ɾɑː.nɑː/

Adjective

پُرانا • (purānā) (Hindi spelling पुराना)

old (ie. of an earlier time, in the past)
Synonyms: قدیم (qadīm), پراتن (purātan)
ancient
long-standing, old

Declension

Declension of **پرانا**
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	پُرانا (purānā)	پُرانے (purāne)		پُرانی (purānī)	پُرانی (purānī)
indirect	پُرانے (purāne)	پُرانے (purāne)		پُرانی (purānī)	پُرانی (purānī)

References

“پرانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469