घूमना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
घुमना (ghumnā)
घूमना (ghūmnā)
घुमाना (ghumānā)
घुमवाना (ghumvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit घुम्मइ (ghummaï), phonetically replacing or possibly related to Sanskrit घूर्णति (ghū́rṇati, move to and fro). Compare Braj घूमन (ghūman), Maithili घुमब (ghumab) / 𑒒𑒳𑒧𑒥 (ghumaba), Nepali घुम्नु (ghumnu), Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣਾ (ghummṇā) / گُھمݨا (ghumṇā), Marwari घुमणौ (ghumṇau), घूमणौ (ghūmṇau), Sindhi گهُمَڻُ / घुमणु, Gujarati ઘૂમવું (ghūmvũ), Marathi घुमणे (ghumṇe), Odia ଘୁମିବା (ghumibā).

Verb

घूमना • (ghūmnā) (Urdu spelling گُھومْنا)

  1. (intransitive) to stroll, wander
  2. (intransitive) to rotate, spin
  3. (intransitive) to be dizzy

Conjugation

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