Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پناه (panāh), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧 (panāh). Compare Bengali পানা (pana), Punjabi ਪਨਾਹ (panāh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पनाह (panāhf (Urdu spelling پناہ)

  1. shelter, refuge, asylum
    Synonym: शरण (śaraṇ)
    पनाह दी, खाना खिलाया, मैं और क्या चाह सकता हूँ?
    panāh dī, khānā khilāyā, ma͠i aur kyā cāh saktā hū̃?
    You sheltered me, you fed me, what else could I want?

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