díir

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Phalura

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit दे॒व॒र (devará), from देवृ (devṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    díir m (Perso-Arabic spelling دِیر)

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

    Declension

    Declension of díir (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative díir díira
    oblique díira díiram

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díir”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374