سوون

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • ساوین (sawîn)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *sauH- (to rub), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃(i)- (to sharpen). Compare Persian سودن (sūdan), ساییدن (sâyidan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːn/

Verb

Northern Kurdish sûn

سوون (sûn) (present stem سوو- (sû-)) (transitive)

  1. to rub
  2. to sharpen, whet, hone

Conjugation