ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ਡੁੱਬਣਾ (ḍubbaṇā)
ਡੋਬਣਾ (ḍobṇā)
ਡੁਬਾਉਣਾ (ḍubāuṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀟𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀤𑀺 (ḍubbadi), a Middle-Indo-Aryan metathesis of Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀢𑀺 (buḍḍati) (compare Sanskrit व्रुड् (vruḍ, sink)).

Verb

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ • (ḍubbaṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi spelling ڈُبّنا)

  1. to drown, sink, dive, submerge
    Synonym: ਬੁੱਡਣਾ (buḍḍaṇā)
  2. to set (of moon, sun, etc.)
    Synonyms: ਆਥਣਾ (āthaṇā), ਆਥਮਣਾ (āthamṇā)
  3. (figurative) to be lost, unrecoverable
    Synonym: ਗਰਕਣਾ (garkaṇā)

Conjugation

Further reading