فون

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰiwan]

Determiner

فون (phiwan)

1. some
2. few

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “phiwan”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) (in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017: “(in Latin script)”.

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Persian

Alternative forms

• فن (fon) (Iranian Spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English phone.

Pronunciation

• (Dari) IPA^(key): /foːn/

Noun

فون • (fôn)

1. (Dari) phone

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from English phone.

Noun

فون • (fonu) m (Devanagari फ़ोनु)

1. phone, telephone

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English phone.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fuːn/, /foːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn, -oːn

Noun

فون • (fūn or fon) m (Hindi spelling फ़ोन or फ़ून)

1. phone, telephone

   Synonyms: ٹیلی فُون (ṭelī-fūn), (rare) ہاتِف (hātif), دور گو (dūr-go)

2. phone call, telephone call

   میرے بھائی کا فُون آیا ہَے۔

   mere bhāī kā fūn āyā hai.

   I got a phone call from my brother.

Derived terms

• فُون کَرْنا (fūn karnā, “to telephone, to phone, to call”)
• فُون آنا (fūn ānā, “to get a phone call, to receive a telephone call”)