ਫਿਰਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa फिरइ (phiraï), from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).

Verb

ਫਿਰਿ (phiri) (intransitive)

1. to go round, circle
2. to wander, ramble, walk, travel, run
3. to return, turn back, turn away

Descendants

• Punjabi: phirnā

  Gurmukhi script: ਫਿਰਨਾ

  Shahmukhi script: پھِرْنا

• Saraiki: phiraṇ

  Devanagari script: फिरण (phiraṇ)

  Multani script: 𑊜𑊢𑊕 (phrṇ /⁠phiraṇ⁠/)

  Shahmukhi script: پِھرَݨ

Further reading

• “ਫਿਰਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 510