gewrî
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). Cognate with Latin gula (“throat”) (whence English gullet), Persian گلو (galu, “throat”), Russian глотка (glotka), Old Armenian կուլ- (kul-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛwˈɾiː/
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Noun
| Central Kurdish | گەروو (gerû) |
|---|
gewrî f (Arabic spelling گەوري)
- pharynx, larynx, throat
Declension
Declension of gewrî
| Definite feminine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | gewrî | gewrî | ||
| Construct | gewriya | gewriyên | ||
| Oblique | gewriyê | gewriyan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wê gewriyê | wan gewriyan | ||
| Vocative | gewriyê | gewriyino | ||
| Indefinite feminine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | gewriyek | gewriyin | ||
| Construct | gewriyeke | gewriyine | ||
| Oblique | gewriyekê | gewriyinan | ||
Alternative forms
- gewrû
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “gewrî”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press