See also: بیل, پیل, تىل, and پىل

Chadian Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pelle.

Noun

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پيل (pēlm (plural پيلات (pēlāt))

  1. shovel (hand tool)

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 124
  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 1024

Pashto

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from Old Hindi पहिल (pahila) (cf. Modern Hindi पहल (pahal, start, beginning)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paɪl/
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Noun

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پيل (pailm

  1. start
  2. commencement
  3. beginning

Etymology 2

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From Persian فیل (fil), itself an Arabic borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پيل (pílm

  1. elephant
Declension
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Declension of پيل
singular plural
direct پيل (pil) پيلان (pilân)
oblique پيل (pil) پيلانو (pilâno)
vocative پيله (pila) پيلانو (pilâno)