ਫਬਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀇 (phavvīhaï) (compare Sanskrit फल्फ (phalpha), सपृणोति (sapṛṇóti), स्पृणुते (spṛṇuté)).

Verb

ਫਬਿ (phabi /phabbi/) (intransitive)

1. to look well, adorn

Descendants

• Punjabi: phabbaṇā

  Gurmukhi script: ਫੱਬਣਾ

  Shahmukhi script: پھبݨا

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫਬਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 306.
• “ਫਬਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phalph”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 506
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sparvati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797