niaaṭíi

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *निकर्तति (nikartati, “cuts off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njaaʈíi/

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

• neeṭíi (Biori)

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], 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