پورب

Sindhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Cognate to Urdu پُورَب (pūrab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [puɾəbʊ]

Noun

پُورَبُ • (pūrabu) m (Devanagari पूरबु)

  1. east
  2. east wind

Adjective

پُورَبُ • (pūrabu) (Devanagari पूरबु)

  1. former, previous

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

اتر
پڇم پورب
ڏکڻ

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “پورب”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

پُورَب • (pūrab) m (Hindi spelling पूरब)

  1. east
  2. the east, the orient

See also

compass points (2):  [edit]

اُتَّر (uttar)
پَچَّھم (paccham) پُورَب (pūrab)
دَکَّھن (dakkhan)

Further reading

  • “پورب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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