antêx

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian անթեղ (antʻeġ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːnˈtʰeːɣ/

Noun

ant’êẍ f (Arabic spelling ئانتێغ)

  1. decomposing dung which is thrown onto the hot ashes of a hearth fire in order to save the fire for the next day

Declension

Declension of antêx
definite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative antêx antêx
construct antêxa antêxên
oblique antêxê antêxan
demonstrative oblique antêxê wan antêxan
vocative antêxê antêxino
indefinite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative antêxek antêxin
construct antêxeke antêxine
oblique antêxekê antêxinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ant’eẍ”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9