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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)
- brother-in-law; a woman's husband's brother
Declension
Declension of díir (a-decl)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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díir
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díira
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oblique
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díira
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díiram
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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