ফির
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Middle Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).
Verb
[edit]ফির (phir)[1]
- to turn about, move about in a circle
Descendants
[edit]- Bengali: ফেরা (phera) (< Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 ~ *𑀨𑁂𑀭𑀬𑀢𑀺 (*phirati ~ *pherayati))
References
[edit]- ^ Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 596.
Further reading
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 510
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- Middle Bengali terms inherited from Apabhramsa
- Middle Bengali terms derived from Apabhramsa
- Middle Bengali terms inherited from Prakrit
- Middle Bengali terms derived from Prakrit
- Middle Bengali terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Middle Bengali terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Middle Bengali lemmas
- Middle Bengali verbs