mezin

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • mazin

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Iranian *majā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈzɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Adjective

mezin (comparative mezintir, superlative mezintirîn, Arabic spelling مەزن)

  1. large, big
    Antonyms: çûçik, çûk, piçûk, qicik
  2. old, aged
    Synonyms: kal, pîr, sere
    Antonyms: cahil, ciwan, naşî, xort
  3. elder, older

Derived terms

Noun

mezin m (Arabic spelling مەزن)

  1. adult
    Antonym: piçûk
  2. elder, senior member
  3. leader, head, chief
    Synonyms: pêşeng, rêber, rêvebir, rêzan, serek, serkar, serok, serwer

Declension

Declension of mezin
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative mezin mezin
construct mezinê mezinên
oblique mezinî mezinan
demonstrative oblique wî mezinî wan mezinan
vocative mezino mezinino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative mezinek mezinin
construct mezinekî mezinine
oblique mezinekî mezininan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “mezin”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 26

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мѣзинъ (mězinŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mězinъ. A deivation from Latin mediānus is improbable. Cognates include Russian мизинный (mizinnyj).

Noun

mezin m (plural mezini)

  1. youngest son

Declension

Declension of mezin
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mezin mezinul mezini mezinii
genitive-dative mezin mezinului mezini mezinilor
vocative mezinule mezinilor

See also

Further reading

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