watán country; area, place

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): -í
Origin Urdu/Pashto (Arabic): watan
    • country; area, place
      • Example 370:
        tanaám xátum the ba aní wataní so maalík bhílu.
        tanaám
        3pl.acc
        xátum
        finished
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        aní
        prox
        watán
        land
        -í
        -obl
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        maalík
        owner
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        When he had got rid of them, he became the ruler of this place.
        Source:
        A:ASH045-6
      • Example 1823:
        atshareetá bheší anú watán áa zangál de.
        atshareét
        <place>
        -a
        -obl
        bheš
        sit.down
        -í
        -CV
        anú
        prox.nom.MSG
        watán
        land
        a
        IDEF
        zangál
        forest
        de
        pst
        When they settled in Ashret, this area was a forest.
        Source:
        A:ANC005