ajnê

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₂ti, derived from the root *(s)neh₂- (to swim). Cognate with Persian شنا (šenâ, swimming)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːʒˈneː/

Noun

ajnê f (Arabic spelling ئاژنێ)

  1. swimming
    Synonyms: avjenî, melevanî, sobahî

Declension

Declension of ajnê
definite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative ajnê ajnê
construct ajniya ajniyên
oblique ajnê ajniyan
demonstrative oblique ajnê wan ajniyan
vocative ajniyê ajniyino
indefinite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative ajniyek ajniyin
construct ajniyeke ajniyine
oblique ajniyekê ajniyinan

Derived terms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ajnê”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 4