ફરવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Sanskrit *‍फिरति (‍phirati). Cognate with Marathi फिरणे (phirṇe), Hindi फिरना (phirnā), Punjabi ਫਿਰਨਾ (phirnā) / پھِرنا‎ (phirnā), and Bengali ফেরা (phera).

Verb

ફરવું • (pharvũ)

  1. to spin, rotate
  2. to visit a location, implying a sense of thoroughness of the visit
  3. to roam free, to go about aimlessly
  4. to change or reverse, to turn back

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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