पूर्व्व mfn. (
-र्व्वः-र्व्वी-र्व्वं)
1. First, former, prior, preceding, initial.
2. East, eastern.
3. All, entire.
4. Before, in front of. m. plu. (
-र्व्वाः) Ancestors, forefathers.
f. (
-र्ब्बा) The east.
n. (
-र्व्वं) An ancient tradi- tion.
E. पूर्ब्ब or
पूर्व्व to fill, to dwell, &c. aff.
अच्; hence to derivative and its compounds may be written either
ROOTS:
पूर्ब्ब पूर्व्व अच्;
with
व or
व; the second of the duplicate consonants may also be rejected, making it
पूर्ब or
पूर्व .