hîv

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From an earlier *sîm, related to Zazaki aşm. Compare archaic Persian آیشم (âyešm), Talysh овшум.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiːv/

Noun

hîv f

  1. moon

Alternative forms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hîv”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 262
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