ਫਬਿ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀇 (phavvīhaï) (compare Sanskrit फल्फ (phalpha), सपृणोति (sapṛṇóti), स्पृणुते (spṛṇuté)).
Verb
ਫਬਿ (phabi /phabbi/) (intransitive)
- to look well, adorn
Descendants
- Punjabi: phabṇā
- Gurmukhi: ਫਬਣਾ
- Shahmukhi: پھبݨا
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 306.
- “ਫਬਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “phalph”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 506
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*sparvati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797