hevris

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

hevrîs
hêvrist
êrvist
evrist
êvist

Etymology

from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā. Cognate with Persian ‎ (urs)/اورس‎ (avirs), Baluchi ‎ (apors, “juniper”). Borrowed into Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ‎ (bərṓš), Aramaic בְּרֹותָא‎ (bərōṯā), Turkish ardıç.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛvˈɾɪs/

Noun

Central Kurdish	ھەورِس‎ (hewris)

hevris m (Arabic spelling هەڤرس‎)

juniper tree
Synonym: merx

References

Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “hevris”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press