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ادرخ

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Khowar

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ishkashimi [script needed] (alax, “hill”), from Proto-Iranian *ardaxah.[1]

    Noun

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    اَدْرَخ (adráx)

    1. hillside, slope of a mountain

    Descendants

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    • → Kalasha: [script needed] (adrakh)
    • → Phalura: adráx (“forest; upper part of hill”)

    References

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    1. ^ Morgenstierne, G[eorg] (1936) “Iranian elements in Khowar”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London‎[1], volume 8, number 2/3, page 665 of 657–671

    Further reading

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    • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “ادرَخ”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎[2], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.
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