welat

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Cognate with Central Kurdish وڵات (wllat), Zazaki welat, from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Probably borrowed during the Ottoman period, partially displacing native nişt, which can still be seen in نیشتمان (nîştman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɛˈlɑːt/
  • Hyphenation: we‧lat

Noun

welat m (Arabic spelling وەلات)

  1. country

Declension

Declension of welat
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative welat welat
construct welatê welatên
oblique welatî welatan
demonstrative oblique wî welatî wan welatan
vocative welato welatino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative welatek welatin
construct welatekî welatine
oblique welatekî welatinan

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