ਫਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Proto-Dravidian *paẓambor.

Sanskrit फल (phala)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Punjabi ਫਲ (phal)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phala), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam. Cognate with Hindi फल (phal) / Urdu پھل (phal).

Noun

ਫਲ • (phal) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھل)

1. fruit

   ਉਹ ਪੱਕਾ ਫਲ ਖਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗਾ ਸੀ।

   uha pakkā phal khāṇ vicca caṅgā sī.

   The ripe fruit was good to eat.

2. result, outcome

   Synonym: ਪਰਿਣਾਮ (pariṇām)

Declension

Declension of ਫਲ

	singular	plural
direct	ਫਲ (phal)	ਫਲ (phal)
oblique	ਫਲ (phal)	ਫਲਾਂ (phalā̃)
vocative	ਫਲਾ (phalā)	ਫਲੋ (phalo)
ablative	ਫਲੋਂ (phalõ)	—
locative	ਫਲੇ (phale)	ਫਲੀਂ (phalī̃)
instrumental	ਫਲੇ (phale)	ਫਲੀਂ (phalī̃)

Derived terms

• ਸ੍ਰੀਫਲ m (srīphal, “quince”)
• ਸੀਤਾ ਫਲ m (sītā phal, “bullock's heart”)

Related terms

• ਅਫਲ (aphal, “fruitless”, adjective)
• ਸਫਲ (saphal, “fruitful”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਫਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Sanskrit

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