Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
फिरना (phirnā)
फेरना (phernā)
फिराना (phirānā)
फिरवाना (phirvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit फेरेइ (pherei). Cognate with Gujarati ફેરવવું (pheravvũ, rotate) and Marathi फेरणे (pherṇe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰeːɾ.nɑː/, [pʰeːɾ.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: फेर‧ना

Verb

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फेरना (phernā) (transitive, Urdu spelling پھیرنا)

  1. to turn
  2. to guide, usher, escort
    Synonym: घुमाना (ghumānā)
  3. to spread, disperse
  4. to return, give back; refund

Conjugation

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