xêvet

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma, “tent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xeːˈvɛt/

Noun

Central Kurdish خێوەت (xêwet)

xêvet f (Arabic spelling خێڤەت)

  1. tent, white canvas tent
    Synonym: çadir

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “xêvet”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 660
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