ਫਿਰਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï)
    Takka Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï)
    Old Punjabi ਫਿਰਿ (phiri)

    Inherited from Takka Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).

    Verb

    ਫਿਰਿ (phiri) (intransitive)[1][2]

    1. to go round, circle
    2. to wander, ramble, walk, travel, run
      • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1019:
        ਜੋ ਭਾਗੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਫਿਰਣਾ ॥
        jo bhāgai tisu jonī phiraṇā.
        • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
          One who runs away will wander in reincarnation.
      • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1102:
        ਭੈ ਤੇ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਖੋਜਤ ਫਿਰਣਾ ॥
        bhai te bairāgu ūpajai hari khojata phiraṇā.
        • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
          Through the Fear of God, the attitude of detachment wells up, and one sets out in search of the Lord.
    3. to return, turn back, turn away

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Punjabi: phirnā
      Gurmukhi script: ਫਿਰਨਾ
      Shahmukhi script: پھِرْنا
    • Saraiki: phiraṇ
      Devanagari script: फिरण (phiraṇ)
      Multani script: 𑊜𑊢𑊕 (phrṇ /⁠phiraṇ⁠/)
      Shahmukhi script: پِھرَݨ

    References

    More information
    1. ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫਿਰਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 210
    2. ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਫਿਹਣਾ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 273, column 1; republished Amritsar, 2005.

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