diṣṭ

Phalura

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *díštiš

Sanskrit दिष्टि (diṣṭi)

Phalura diṣṭ

Inherited from Sanskrit दिष्टि (diṣṭi, “a measure of length”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diʂʈ/

Noun

diṣṭ f (Perso-Arabic spelling دِݜٹ)

1. handspan (as a measure)

Declension

Declension of diṣṭ (i-decl)

	singular	plural
nominative	diṣṭ	diṣṭí
oblique	diṣṭí	diṣṭíim

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “diṣṭ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “diṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 363