efû

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw), verbal noun of عَفَا (ʕafā, to eliminate; to pardon), derived from the root ع ف و (ʕ f w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕɛˈfuː/, /ɛˈfuː/

Noun

'efû or efû m or f (Arabic spelling عەفوو or ئەفوو)

  1. pardon, forgiveness

Declension

Declension of efû
definite feminine and masculine gender
case singular plural
feminine masculine
nominative efû efû efû
construct efûya efû efûyên
oblique efû efû efûyan
demonstrative oblique efû efû wan efûyan
vocative efû efûyo efûyino
indefinite feminine and masculine gender
case singular plural
feminine masculine
nominative efûyek efûyek efûyin
construct efûyeke efûyekî efûyine
oblique efûyekê efûyekî efûyinan

Derived terms

  • efû kirin

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “‘efû”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 214