qesem

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic قسم (qasam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qɛˈsɛm/

Noun

qesem f (Arabic spelling قەسەم)

  1. oath, vow
    Synonym: sond

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “qesem”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 484