boón

Kohistani Shina

Etymology

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati, to be; become),[1] from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti, from *bʰuH-.

    Verb

    boón (Perso-Arabic spelling بون)[2]

    1. to be

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhávati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 536
    2. ^ Schmidt, Ruth Laila; Kohistani, Razwal; Zarin, Mohammad Manzar (2008), A Grammar of the Shina Language of Indus Kohistan, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 119