díir

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit देवर, देवर (devara, devara, “husband”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /díir/

Noun

díir m (Perso-Arabic spelling دِیر)

1. brother-in-law
2. a woman's husband's brother

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -a

Alternative forms

• déer (Biori)

References

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