ئێستر
Central Kurdish
Alternative forms
- ھێستر (hêstir)
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₁éḱwos |
From Proto-Iranian *Hacwataráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćwatarás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱwo-teros.
Compare Persian استر (astar) and Sanskrit अश्वतर (aśvatará, “mule”, literally “better horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔe̞ːstəɾ/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | êstir |
|---|
ئێستر (êstir)
References
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ئێستر”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 55
- Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “ئێستر”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 47
- Hejar (1990) “ئێستر”, in Henbane borîne[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 31
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “êstir”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 47