ફરવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Gujarati verb set
ફરવું (pharvũ)
ફેરવવું (pheravvũ)
    Etymology tree
    Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï)
    Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï)
    Gujarati ફરવું (pharvũ)

    Inherited from Middle Gujarati फिरिवउं (phirivaüṃ), from Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati). Related to ફરી (pharī), ફરીથી (pharīthī).

    Cognates

    Cognate with Marathi फिरणे (phirṇe), Hindi फिरना (phirnā), Punjabi ਫਿਰਨਾ / پِھرنا (phirnā), and Bengali ফেরা (phera).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    ફરવું • (pharvũ) (intransitive)

    1. to spin, rotate
    2. to visit a location, implying a sense of thoroughness of the visit
    3. to roam free, to go about aimlessly
    4. to change or reverse, to turn back

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