beeṭí

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*beṭṭa, “child”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Urdu بیٹِی (beṭī, “daughter, child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beeʈí/

Noun

beeṭí m (Perso-Arabic spelling بیٹیۡ)

1. lamb

Declension

Declension of beeṭí (a-decl ending in -í or -ú)
	singular	plural
nominative	beeṭí	beeṭiá
oblique	beeṭí	beeṭióom

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “beeṭí”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*biḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 522