पड़ना

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit पतति (pátati, “to fly, fall”). Compare Punjabi ਪੈਣਾ (paiṇā), Nepali पर्नु (parnu), Gujarati પડવું (paḍvũ), Bengali পড়া (poṛa), Assamese পৰা (pora).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəɽ.nɑː/, [pɐɽ.näː]

Verb

पड़ना • (paṛnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پڑنا)

1. to fall, to fall down, to drop

   (deprecated template usage) बारिश अभी पड़ने लगी। ― bāriś abhī paṛne lagī. ― Rain just began to fall.

   (deprecated template usage) अपने घुटनों पे पड़ना ― apne ghuṭnõ pe paṛnā ― to fall on one's knees

   Synonym: गिरना (girnā)

2. to lie, be strewn about

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   खाना दिवारों पे कैसे पड़ा!?

   khānā divārõ pe kaise paṛā!?

   How did food become strewn on the walls!?

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   मेरा स्टेशन वहाँ पड़ता है।

   merā sṭeśan vahā̃ paṛtā hai.

   My train stop lies over there.

3. to stay, inhabit

   Synonym: रहना (rahnā)

4. to be hot or cold (of the weather)

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   आजकल बहुत ठंड पड़ रही है।

   ājkal bahut ṭhaṇḍ paṛ rahī hai.

   It's getting really cold these days.

5. to become

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   तुम्हारी आवाज़ धीमी क्यों पड़ गई?

   tumhārī āvāz dhīmī kyõ paṛ gaī?

   Why did your voice become quiet?

   Synonyms: होना (honā), हो जाना (ho jānā)

6. to occur, happen

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   इस शहर में कल खाने की कमी पड़ गई थी।

   is śahar mẽ kal khāne kī kamī paṛ gaī thī.

   A food shortage occurred in this city yesterday.

   (deprecated template usage) फ़रक़ पड़ना ― faraq paṛnā ― to make a difference

   Synonym: होना (honā)

7. to befall, happen to
8. to sum, stand (an amount of money)

   (deprecated template usage) दो रुपये का पड़ेगा। ― do rupye kā paṛegā. ― It will cost two rupees.

   Synonym: लगना (lagnā)

9. to follow, accost

   (deprecated template usage) ... के पीछे पड़ना ― ... ke pīche paṛnā ― to annoy, follow intently

10. (modal auxiliary) must

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    अब तो आपकी खिचड़ी खानी ही पड़ेगी।

    ab to āpkī khicṛī khānī hī paṛegī.

    Now I must try your khichdi.

11. (compound verb) to do suddenly, abruptly

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    वह हेलिकॉप्टर से कूद पड़ा।

    vah helikŏpṭar se kūd paṛā.

    He suddenly jumped from the helicopter.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “paṛnā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पड़ना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पड़ना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pátati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press