Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (pucchadi), from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛccháti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti. Cognate with Gujarati પૂછવું (pūchvũ), Marathi पुसणे (pusṇe), Kalasha phúčik, Romani pućhel, Persian پرسیدن (porsīdan), German forschen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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پُوچْھنا (pūchnā) (Hindi spelling पूछना)

  1. (transitive) to ask, enquire
    میں آپ سے کُچْھ پُوچْھنا چاہتی ہوں.
    mẽ āp se kuch pūchnā cāhtī hõ.
    I would like to ask you something.

Conjugation

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