पुराना

See also: पिरोना and पुरानो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa), from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hānás, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-o-nó-s, from *preh₂- (“before”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊ.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [pʊ.ɾäː.näː]

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Adjective

पुराना • (purānā) (Urdu spelling پرانا)

1. old (not of people)

   यह कपड़ा पुराना होकर छीज गया है।

   yah kapṛā purānā hokar chīj gayā hai.

   This cloth has become old and worn out.

   यह हमारा पुराना नौकर है।

   yah hamārā purānā naukar hai.

   He is an old friend of ours.

2. ancient

   Synonym: प्राचीन (prācīn)

   विवाह एक बहुत पुरानी प्रथा है।

   vivāh ek bahut purānī prathā hai.

   Marriage is a very ancient custom.

   सोमनाथ में एक बहुत पुराना सूर्य-मंदिर है।

   somnāth mẽ ek bahut purānā sūrya-mandir hai.

   There is a very ancient sun-temple in Somnath.

3. long-standing

   धूम्रपान उसकी पुरानी आदत है।

   dhūmrapān uskī purānī ādat hai.

   Smoking is a long-standing habit of his.

Declension

Declension of पुराना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	पुराना purānā	पुराने purāne	पुरानी purānī	पुरानी purānī
oblique	पुराने purāne	पुराने purāne	पुरानी purānī	पुरानी purānī
vocative	पुराने purāne	पुराने purāne	पुरानी purānī	पुरानी purānī

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पुराना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पुराना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुराना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press