پرانا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pʊ.ɾɑː.nɑː/

Adjective

پُرانا • (purānā) (Hindi spelling पुराना)

1. old (ie. of an earlier time, in the past)

   Synonyms: قدیم (qadīm), پراتن (purātan)

2. ancient
3. long-standing, old

Declension

Declension of پرانا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	پُرانا (purānā)	پُرانے (purāne)		پُرانی (purānī)	پُرانی (purānī)
indirect	پُرانے (purāne)	پُرانے (purāne)		پُرانی (purānī)	پُرانی (purānī)

References

• “پرانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469