باړی — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
باړی (bāṛáy) is a Pashto n-m meaning “payment, fee; salary, wage” in English او په اردو کې د «اجر، ادائی، اجرت» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form باړیو.
Meanings · Entry 13
ماناوې او تعریفونهGrammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir/Obl Plural (-i) | باړي | bāṛáyī |
Obl Plural (-o) | باړو | bāṛáyo |
Vocative Singular (-ya) | باړیه | bāṛáyya |
Vocative Plural (-yo) | باړیو | bāṛáyyo |
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
باړي (n-m · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهباړي نيول
“to hire a servant or worker”
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword باړی (bāṛáy) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.