Urdu edit

Etymology edit

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁆𑀮 (*komhla) +‎ ـآ (, causative augment) +‎ ـنا (-nā, verbal suffix), the first element of which is probably from Sanskrit कश्मल (kaśmala).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

کُمھلانا (kumhlānā) (Hindi spelling कुम्हलाना)

  1. to wither, to wilt, to fade away
    Synonym: مُرْجھانا (murjhānā)
    Antonym: کِھلْنا (khilnā)
    پُھول کُمْھلاناphūl kumhlānāflower wilting
  2. to cause to wither, to cause to wilt, to cause to fade away
  3. (figuratively) (of the heart or face) to sink, droop

Conjugation edit

  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References edit

  • کمھلانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “کمهلانا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • کمھلانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.