hilû

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪˈluː/, /ħɪˈluː/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

hilû or ḧilû (comparative hilûtir, superlative herî hilû or tewrî hilû, Arabic spelling ھلوو or حلوو)

  1. smooth

Etymology 2

Confer Persian آلو (âlu, plum; prune).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħɪˈluː/, /hɪˈluː/

Noun

ḧilû or hilû f (Arabic spelling حلوو or ھلوو)

  1. plum
    Synonyms: hêrûg, încas
Declension
Declension of hilû
definite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative hilû hilû
construct hilûya hilûyên
oblique hilû hilûyan
demonstrative oblique hilû wan hilûyan
vocative hilû hilûyino
indefinite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative hilûyek hilûyin
construct hilûyeke hilûyine
oblique hilûyekê hilûyinan

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħɪˈluː/

Adjective

ḧilû (Arabic spelling حلوو)

  1. alternative form of alû

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hilû I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hilû II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339