فیر
Punjabi
Etymology
Related to پِھرنا (phirnā, “to roam”), likely a descendant from tonal pronunciation. Compare Hindustani پِھر / फिर (phir).
Adverb
فیْر • (fer) (Gurmukhi spelling ਫ਼ੇਰ or ਫਿਰ)
- then, afterwards, so
- فیْر کی ہویا؟
- fer kī hoya?
- Then what happened?
- again, once again
- فیْر کَر ― fer kar ― Do it again
Usage notes
In Western Punjabi, the lemma is written with ف (f) and exactly how it is pronounced, whereas in Eastern Punjabi (in the Gurmukhi script), the dominant spelling is ਫਿਰ (phir), likely a word with tonal pronunciation, hence the pronunciation may vary per dialect. Though the f sound is considered foreign in Punjabi, and most other South Asian languages, here the sound is natively deriven.
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