ہن

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: hùṇă, IPA^(key): /ɦʊ̃˨ɳə̆/
(Pakistan) Phonetic: ū̀ṇă, IPA^(key): /ũː˨ɳə̆/
- (Gujrat region) Phonetic: ū̀nă IPA^(key): [uː˨nə̆]

Adverb

ہُݨ • (huṇ) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁਣ)

now, currently
Synonyms: اَیس ویلے‎ (ais vele), ہَلے‎ (hale)

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “ہُن‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“ہُن‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Shina

Verb

ہن (han)

is

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