ہونا

See also: بوہا

Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati), from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

    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

    • اوݨا (oṇā)

    References

    • ہونا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    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

    Non-aspectual forms of ہونا
    infinitive direct ہونا (honā)
    indirect ہونے (hone)
    infinitive تُو () ہو (ho)
    تُم (tum) ہَو (hau)
    آپ (āp) ہوجئے، ہوئیے
    conjunctive ہوکَر (hokar)
    agentive / prospective ہونے والا, ہونے والی
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