ਹੋਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, “to happen, to become”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti (“to grow, become, come into being, appear”).

Verb

ਹੋਣਾ • (hoṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling ہونا‎)

  1. to be, exist
    ਉਹ ਆਦਮੀ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?
    uha ādamī kauṇ hē?
    Who is that man?
    ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ... ਕੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?
    pañjābī vicca ... kī hundā hē?
    What is ... in Punjabi?
  2. to become
  3. to happen
    ਕੀ ਹੋਇਆ?
    kī hoiā?
    What happened?
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