ਫ਼ਿਲਹਾਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِي ٱلْحَال (fī l-ḥāl, “on the spot, at once, immediately”).

Adverb

ਫ਼ਿਲਹਾਲ • (filhāl) (Shahmukhi spelling فلحال)

1. for the time being, (as of) now, currently
   • 2014, “Filhaal Hawavan”, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics):

     ਫ਼ਿਲਹਾਲ ਹਵਾਂਵਾਂ ਰੁਮਕ ਦੀਆਂ, ਜੱਦ ਝੱਖੜ ਝੁਲੂ, ਵੇਖਾਂਗੇ.

     filhāl havā̃vā̃ rumak dīā̃, jadda jhakkhaṛ jhulū, vekhāṅge.

     Currently the breeze wafts, when the storm comes, we'll see.

References

• “ਫ਼ਿਲਹਾਲ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫ਼ਿਲਹਾਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.