وتن

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *uxtíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *uktíš. Probably unrelated to گوتن (gutin)/کوتن (kutin) or Northern Kurdish gotin. The origin of the present stem -llê- is uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪtɪn/

Verb

Northern Kurdish gotin
Southern Kurdish وتن (wtin)

وتن (wtin)

  1. to say

Southern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *uxtíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *uktíš. Probably unrelated to گوتن (gutin)/کوتن (kutin) or Northern Kurdish gotin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪtɪn/

Verb

Northern Kurdish gotin
Central Kurdish وتن (wtin)

وتن (wtin)

  1. (verb) to say
    خوازم چشتێ بۊشمەت.
    (xwazim çştê büşimet)
    I want to tell you something.
    ڕاسێ بۊش برا.
    (rrasê büş bira)
    Tell me the truth bro.
    چەۊشی نیەفەهمم.
    (çeüşî nyefemim)
    What are you saying, I don't understand.
  2. (verb) to speak
    دێرم کوردی ئۊشم.
    (dêrim kwirdî üşim)
    I'm speaking Kurdish.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • فریە وتن (firye wtin), داستان وتن (dastan wtin), دووارە وتن (duware wtin)