bálaf

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Phalura

Etymology

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    Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós)bor.
    English bulbbor.
    Urdu بَلْب (balb)bor.
    Phalura bálaf

    Borrowed from Urdu بَلْب (balb), borrowed from English bulb, from Latin bulbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    bálaf m (Perso-Arabic spelling بلف)

    1. light bulb

    Declension

    Liljegren indicates that the noun follows i-declension, but the second syllable apparently coalesces with declension suffixes.

    Declension of bálaf (irreg)
    singular plural
    nominative bálaf balfí
    oblique balfí balfíim

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bálaf”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
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