bíǰi

Phalura

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *wi

Sanskrit वि- (vi-)

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.

Sanskrit द्युत् (dyut)

Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut)

Phalura bíǰi

Inherited from Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut, “flashing; lightning”). Doublet of biǰlí (“electricity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bídʑi/

Noun

bíǰi f (Perso-Arabic spelling بِجیۡ)

1. lightning

Declension

Declension of bíǰi (m-decl)
	singular	plural
nominative	bíǰi	bíǰim
oblique	bíǰi	bíǰim

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bíǰi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyút”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 683