biǰlí

Phalura

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wí
    Sanskrit वि- (vi-)
    Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.
    Sanskrit द्युत् (dyut)
    Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut)
    Proto-Indo-European *lentéh₂?
    Sanskrit लता (latā)
    Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā)
    Urdu بِجْلِی (bijlī)bor.
    Phalura biǰlí

    Borrowed from Urdu بِجْلِی (bijlī), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā), from विद्युत् (vidyut) + लता (latā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bidʑlí/

    Noun

    biǰlí f (Perso-Arabic spelling بِجلیۡ)

    1. electricity
    2. light

    Declension

    Declension of biǰlí (a-decl ending in -í or -ú)
    singular plural
    nominative biǰlí biǰliá
    oblique biǰlí biǰlióom

    References

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