پورب

Sindhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Cognate to Urdu پُورَب (pūrab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puɾəbʊ]

Noun

پُورَبُ • (pūrabu) m (Devanagari पूरबु)

1. east
2. east wind

Adjective

پُورَبُ • (pūrabu) (Devanagari पूरबु)

1. former, previous

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

	اتر (ātr)
پڇم (pchm)		پورب (porb)
	ڏکڻ (ḏkhṇ)

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “پورب”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

پُورَب • (pūrab) m (Hindi spelling पूरब)

1. east
2. the east, the orient

See also

compass points (2):  ^[edit]

	اُتَّر (uttar)
پَچَّھم (paccham)		پُورَب (pūrab)
	دَکَّھن (dakkhan)

Further reading

• “پورب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.