فرمانا

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرما (farmā) + ـنا (-nā, verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fəɾ.mɑː.nɑː/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Verb

فَرْمانا • (farmānā) (Hindi spelling फ़रमाना)

  1. (formal) to bequest, request; to utter, say graciously
    درست فرمایاdurust farmāyārightly said
  2. (formal) to say, go ahead; used to show respect
    فرمائیےfarmāiyego ahead (frequently used on the telephone)
  3. (formal) In compound verbs, used as a substitute for کرنا (karnā, to do), especially in the imperative, to show respect

Conjugation

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