altax

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Confer Turkish alçak (vile, immoral, dishonorable).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːlˈtɑːx/

Noun

altax m (Arabic spelling ئالتاخ)

  1. informer, stool pigeon
    Synonyms: destkîs, geveze, mixenet, nemam, qumsî, xayîn, xwefiroş

Declension

Declension of altax
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative altax altax
construct altaxê altaxên
oblique altaxî altaxan
demonstrative oblique altaxî wan altaxan
vocative altaxo altaxino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative altaxek altaxin
construct altaxekî altaxine
oblique altaxekî altaxinan

Derived terms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “altax”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 7