afret
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic عَوْرَات (ʿawrāt), plural of عَوْرَة (ʿawra, “pudendum, genitals”), derived from the root ع و ر (ʿ w r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːfˈɾɛt/
Noun
afret f (Arabic spelling ئافرەت)
- woman, lady
- Synonyms: jin, kulfet, pîrek
Declension
Declension of afret
| Definite feminine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | afret | afret | ||
| Construct | afreta | afretên | ||
| Oblique | afretê | afretan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wê afretê | wan afretan | ||
| Vocative | afretê | afretino | ||
| Indefinite feminine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | afretek | afretin | ||
| Construct | afreteke | afretine | ||
| Oblique | afretekê | afretinan | ||
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “afret”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2