yáab

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit यव्य (yavya, “stream (fem)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jáab/

Noun

yáab f (Perso-Arabic spelling یاب)

1. irrigation canal

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -a

Alternative forms

• yab (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) “yáab”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press