balikhaáṭ

Phalura

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Phalura balíi
    Phalura kháaṭu
    Phalura balikhaáṭ

    Compound of balíi (“outside”) +‎ kháaṭu (“lid”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /balikʰaaʈ/

    Noun

    balikhaáṭ m (Perso-Arabic spelling بلِکھاٹ)

    1. roof end (covering)

    Inflection

    Liljegren does not attest the umlauted declension for the oblique singular.

    Declension of balikhaáṭ (a-decl w/ length alternation)
    singular plural
    nominative balikhaáṭ balikhaṭá
    oblique balikhaṭá balikhaṭóom
    Declension of balikhaáṭ (i-decl w/ umlaut)
    singular plural
    nominative balikhaáṭ balikheeṭí
    oblique balikheeṭí balikheeṭíim

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “balikhaáṭ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
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