booɣlá

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Phalura

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Etymology

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    Possibly from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), borrowed from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    booɣlá m (Perso-Arabic spelling بوغلہ)

    1. (Islam) burqa, hijab

    Inflection

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    Declension of booɣlá (ee-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative booɣlá booɣleé
    oblique booɣlá booɣleém

    References

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    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “booɣlá”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN