bálaf

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós)bor.

Latin bulbusder.

English bulbbor.

Urdu بَلْب (balb)bor.

Phalura bálaf

Borrowed from Urdu بَلْب (balb), borrowed from English bulb, from Latin bulbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bálaf/

Noun

bálaf m (Perso-Arabic spelling بلف)

1. light bulb

Declension

Liljegren indicates that the noun follows i-declension, but the second syllable apparently coalesces with declension suffixes.

Declension of bálaf (irreg)

	singular	plural
nominative	bálaf	balfí
oblique	balfí	balfíim

References

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