Punjabi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati), from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling ہوݨا)

    1. to be, exist
      ਉਹ ਆਦਮੀ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?
      ó āddamī kauṇ hai?
      Who is that man?
      ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ... ਕੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?
      pañjābbī vicc ... kī hundā hai?
      What is ... in Punjabi?
    2. to become
      ਉਹ ਬੜੀ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ ਹੋਈ
      uha baṛī xuś hoī
      She became very happy
    3. to happen
      Synonym: (Lahnda; archaic in Standard and Eastern Punjabi) ਥੀਣਾ (thīṇā, to become)
      ਕੀ ਹੋਇਆ?
      hoiā?
      What happened?

    Conjugation

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    Alternative forms

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    References

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    • ਹੋਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025