Contionary:maihadhūt

Chlouvānem

Etymology

From maiha (daughter), literally "having a daughter".

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: /ˌmai̯ɦaˈdʱuːt/

Noun

maihadhūt (dual, no singular; 2s declension (pl. maihadhaus)

1. parents (a pair)

   menire tatnāmęlīn sāminumi maihadhavėm lā galakuliriṣya.

   Tomorrow the teachers will have a talk with the children's parents.

Usage notes

This word has no singular (hypothetically *maihadhūs), and is only used in its dual (maihadhūt) and plural (maihadhaus) forms. In order to refer to a single parent, either meinā (mother) or bunā (father) are used, or, more formally, the construction maihadobhan leila (one of the parents — maihadobhan being the syncretic exessive/ablative dual form).

Related terms

• maiha (daughter), purvās "son"