abhíiṇi

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Phalura

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto (bən, co-wife).

Pronunciation

Noun

abhíiṇi f (Perso-Arabic spelling ابِھیݨیۡ)

  1. cowife

Declension

Declension of abhíiṇi (m-decl)
singular plural
nominative abhíiṇi abhíiṇim
oblique abhíiṇi abhíiṇim

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “abhíiṇi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dēvarajāni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 373:for this cf. similar development of meaning of yā́tr̥-, and both meanings of Dm. abēṇi, Phal. abhīṇi ← Psht. bən 'co-wife' NOGaw 34