ਫਿਰਿ
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Old Punjabi
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Inherited from Takka Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).
Verb
[edit]ਫਿਰਿ (phiri) (intransitive)[1][2]
- to go round, circle
- to wander, ramble, walk, travel, run
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1019:
- ਜੋ ਭਾਗੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਫਿਰਣਾ ॥
- jo bhāgai tisu jonī phiraṇā.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- One who runs away will wander in reincarnation.
- ਜੋ ਭਾਗੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਫਿਰਣਾ ॥
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 1102:
- ਭੈ ਤੇ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਖੋਜਤ ਫਿਰਣਾ ॥
- bhai te bairāgu ūpajai hari khojata phiraṇā.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Through the Fear of God, the attitude of detachment wells up, and one sets out in search of the Lord.
- ਭੈ ਤੇ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਖੋਜਤ ਫਿਰਣਾ ॥
- to return, turn back, turn away
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References
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- ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫਿਰਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 210
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਫਿਹਣਾ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 273, column 1; republished Amritsar, 2005.
Further reading
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- “ਫਿਰਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 510
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- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Takka Apabhramsa
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Takka Apabhramsa
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Prakrit
- Old Punjabi lemmas
- Old Punjabi verbs
- Old Punjabi intransitive verbs
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