ھەوێ

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • ھەوگ (hewig)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH, from *sa- (“together, co-”) +‎ *pátniH (“wife”), from Proto-Indo-European *pótnih₂ (“wife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hawe̞ː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish hewî

ھەوێ (hewê)

  1. co-wife

References

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