izraáṇ

Palula

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Índras
Sanskrit इन्द्र॑ (índra)
Proto-Indo-European *dʰen-
Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥
Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥
Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰánwr̥ ~ *dʰánwan-
Sanskrit ध॒नुस् (dhanús)
Sanskrit इ॒न्द्र॒ध॒नुस् (indradhanús)
Palula izraáṇ

    Inherited from Sanskrit इ॒न्द्र॒ध॒नुस् (indradhanús, “rainbow”), from इन्द्र॑ (índra, “Indra”) + ध॒नुस् (dhanús, “bow”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /izraáɳ/

    Noun

    izraáṇ f (Perso-Arabic spelling اِزراݨ)

    1. rainbow
      Synonym: (Biori) niildhráal

    Declension

    Declension of izraáṇ (i-decl w/ umlaut)
    singular plural
    nominative izraáṇ izreeṇí
    oblique izreeṇí izreeṇíim

    Alternative forms

    • zriaán

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “izraáṇ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “indradhanúṣ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71
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