zhaáy place; property

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form زھائیۡ
Phonetic Form zhaáj
Morphemic Form zhay
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): zhayí
Origin Pashto: dzaaˈe
Variant Form(s) zhái (Biori)
    • place; property
      • Example 286:
        le muxaamúx zhaáy baḍilúmii.
        le
        dist
        muxaamúx
        opposite
        zhay
        place
        baḍiloó
        <person>'s.descendant
        -am
        -pl.obl
        -ii
        -gen
        The place opposite to that belongs to the Badile.
        Source: A:BHB062
      • Example 436:
        se zhaáy bíiḍi naawás de.
        se
        REM
        zhay
        place
        bíiḍ
        much
        -i
        -f
        naawás
        difficult
        de
        pst
        The place was very dangerous.
        Source: A:GHA037
      • Example 889:
        niním eetí ɣaltí thíili híni ki teeṇíi zhaáy gaḍí kríinti híni.
        niním
        3sg.prox.obl
        eetí
        that.much
        ɣaltí
        fault
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        ki
        comp
        teeṇíi
        refl
        zhay
        place
        gaḍé
        take.off
        -í
        -CV
        kríint
        sell.pfv
        -i
        -f
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        The fault they committed was such that they sold their property.
        Source: A:BHB050-1
      • Example 1868:
        čhéeli bi teeṇíi zhaáy khooṇṣí bhešéeni.
        čhéeli
        she.goat
        bi
        SEP
        teeṇíi
        refl
        zhay
        place
        khooṇṣé
        dig
        -í
        -CV
        bheš
        sit.down
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        Even the goat cleans out [lit. digs] its place before sitting down.
        Source: A:NH12:1:101