beeṭí
Phalura
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*beṭṭa, “child”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Urdu بیٹِی (beṭī, “daughter, child”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beeṭí m (Perso-Arabic spelling بیٹیۡ)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of beeṭí (a-decl ending in -í or -ú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | beeṭí | beeṭiá | |
| oblique | beeṭí | beeṭióom | |
References
[edit]- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “beeṭí”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*biḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 522