ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਫੁਰਮਾਨੁ (phuramānu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَرْمَان (farmān). Compare Middle Hindi فَرْمان (farmān) and Old Gujarati फुरमाण (phuramāṇa).

Noun

ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ (phuramāṇu) m

1. decree, order
   • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 463:

     ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥

     sacā terā hukamu sacā phuramāṇu.

     /saccā terā hukamu saccā phuramāṇu./

     • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

       True is the Command of Your Will, True is Your Order.

Descendants

• Punjabi: farmān

  Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ

  Shahmukhi script: فَرْمان

• Saraiki:

  Devanagari script: फ़रमान

  Multani script: 𑊜𑊢𑊠𑊚 (phrmn)

  Shahmukhi script: فَرْمان (farmān)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 201.
• “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024