ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • ਫੁਰਮਾਨੁ (phuramānu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَرْمَان (farmān). Compare Middle Hindi فَرْمان (farmān).

Noun

ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ (phuramāṇu) m

  1. decree, order
    • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 463:
      ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥
      sacā terā hukamu sacā phuramāṇu.
      /saccā terā hukamu saccā phuramāṇu./
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        True is the Command of Your Will, True is Your Order.

Descendants
  • Punjabi: farmān
    Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ
    Shahmukhi script: فَرْمان
  • Saraiki:
    Devanagari script: फ़रमान
    Multani script: 𑊜𑊢𑊠𑊚 (phrmn)
    Shahmukhi script: فَرْمان (farmān)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 201.
  • “ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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