biǰlí

Phalura

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *wi

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