ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਫੁਰਮਾਨੁ (phuramānu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَرْمَان (farmān).

Cognates

Compare Middle Hindi فرمان (frman /⁠farmān⁠/) and Old Gujarati फुरमाण (phuramāṇa).

Noun

ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ (phuramāṇu) m[1][2][3]

  1. decree, order
    • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 463:
      ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥
      sacā terā hukamu sacā phuramāṇu.
      /saccā terā hukamu saccā phuramāṇu./
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        True is the Command of Your Will, True is Your Order.

Descendants

Descendants
  • Punjabi: farmān
    Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ
    Shahmukhi script: فَرْمان
  • Saraiki:
    Devanagari script: फ़रमान (farmān)
    Multani script: 𑊜𑊢𑊠𑊚 (phrmn /⁠farmān⁠/)
    Shahmukhi script: فَرْمان (farmān)

Further reading

More information
  1. ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 201
  2. ^ “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  3. ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 274, column 1; republished Amritsar, 2005.
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