Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
घुमना (ghumnā)
घूमना (ghūmnā)
घुमाना (ghumānā)
घुमवाना (ghumvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀢𑀺 (*ghummati), phonetically replacing and related to Sanskrit घूर्णति (ghūrṇati, move to and fro). Compare Braj घूमन (ghūman), Maithili घुमब (ghumab) / 𑒒𑒳𑒧𑒥 (ghumaba), Nepali घुम्नु (ghumnu), Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣਾ (ghummṇā) / گُھمݨا (ghumṇā), Marwari घुमणौ (ghumṇau), घूमणौ (ghūmṇau), Sindhi گهُمَڻُ / घुमणु, Gujarati ઘૂમવું (ghūmvũ), Marathi घुमणे (ghumṇe), Odia ଘୁମିବା (ghumiba).

Verb edit

घूमना (ghūmnā) (Urdu spelling گُھومْنا)

  1. (intransitive) to stroll, wander
  2. (intransitive) to rotate, spin
  3. (intransitive) to be dizzy

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit