niaaṭíi

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Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *निकर्तति (nikartati, cuts off).

Pronunciation

Verb

niaaṭíi (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling نِیاٹی)

  1. to shear (wool), shave

Inflection

L:e (Prs): niaaṭáanu, (Pfv): nieeṭílu, (Cv): nieeṭí, (Imp): niaaṭá

Alternative forms

References

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