Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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لَڑْنا (laṛnā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੜਨਾ)

  1. to fight, combat
  2. to argue, quarrel
  3. to sting, bite
  4. (figuratively) to struggle

References

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  • لڑنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit रटति (raṭati). Compare Gujarati લડવું (laḍvũ), Marathi लढणे (laḍhṇe).

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لَڑْنا (laṛnā) (Hindi spelling लड़ना)

  1. to fight, combat; battle
  2. to argue, quarrel
  3. to sting, bite
  4. (figuratively) to struggle

Conjugation

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

References

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  • لڑنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • لڑنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.