ghína

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit ग्र̥ह्णाति (grḁhṇāti, “takes, seizes; buys”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡhína/

Verb

ghína (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling گِھنہ)

1. to take, get, seize
2. buy

Inflection

T (Prs): ghináanu, (Pfv): ghíinu, (Cv): ghiní, (Imp): ghin

Alternative forms

• ghíne (Biori)

References

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