abhíiṇi

Phalura

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto [script needed] (bən, “co-wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abhíiɳi/

Noun

abhíiṇi f (Perso-Arabic spelling ابِھیݨیۡ)

1. cowife

Declension

Declension of abhíiṇi (m-decl)
	singular	plural
nominative	abhíiṇi	abhíiṇim
oblique	abhíiṇi	abhíiṇim

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “abhíiṇi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dēvarajāni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 373: “for this cf. similar development of meaning of yā́tr̥-, and both meanings of Dm. abēṇi, Phal. abhīṇi ← Psht. bən 'co-wife' NOGaw 34”