ڈھونڈنا

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺 (ḍhuṃḍhulladi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀠𑁆 (*dhuṃḍh). Compare Hindi ढूँढ़ना (ḍhū̃ṛhnā) / ढूँढना (ḍhūṇḍhnā) and Punjabi ڈُھنْڈݨا (ḍhunḍṇā) / ਢੁੰਡਣਾ (ḍhuṇḍṇā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ڈُھونْڈنا (ḍhūnḍnā) (Hindi spelling ढूँढना)

  1. to seek
  2. to search for
  3. to look for
  4. to explore

Conjugation[edit]

  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References[edit]

  • ڈھونڈنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ڈھونڈنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.