फटना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
फटना (phaṭnā)
फाड़ना (phāṛnā)

Regular intransitive verb from फाटना (phāṭnā), inherited from Sanskrit स्फाट्यति (sphāṭyati, it is caused to split), from the root स्फट् (sphaṭ). Cognate with Assamese ফটা (phota, to crack).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰəʈ.nɑː/, [pʰɐʈ.näː]

Verb

फटना • (phaṭnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پھَٹْنا)

  1. to be torn, ripped
    काग़ज़ फटनाkāġaz phaṭnāfor a paper to be torn
  2. to split open
  3. to explode, burst, pop
    बम फटनाbam phaṭnāfor a bomb to explode

Conjugation