paalawaáṇ (athletic) strongman

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form پالواݨ
Phonetic Form paalawaáɳ
Inflection Class aan-decl (Obl): -á, (Pl): -aán
Origin Persian: pahlawaan
    • (athletic) strongman
      • Example 437:
        huǰutíi bi bíiḍu paalawaáṇ de.
        huǰút
        body
        -ii
        -gen
        bi
        SEP
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        paalawaáṇ
        strong.man
        de
        pst
        Physically, he was also very strong.
        Source: A:GHU004
      • Example 868:
        míi se dóoda the ba eesó paalawaáṇ maalúm heensílu hínu.
        míi
        1sg.gen
        se
        REM
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        ba
        top
        eesó
        REM.MSG.nom
        paalawaáṇ
        strong.man
        maalúm
        knowledge
        háans
        exist
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        My grandfather was familiar with that strongman.
        Source: A:MAH027e
      • Example 1455:
        so giḍúuču paalawaáṇ so yambaáṭ ga ghiní bíi de eesó na ṣandílu.
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        giḍóoč
        Dameli
        -u
        -MSG
        paalawaáṇ
        strong.man
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        yambáṭ
        millstone
        ga
        rel
        ghin
        take
        -í
        -CV
        be
        go
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        eesó
        3MSG.REM.nom
        na
        neg
        ṣand
        face
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        The Dameli strongman who was carrying a millstone lost heart.
        Source: A:MAH054

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