naşî
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- naşîn
Etymology
From Arabic نَاشِئ (nāšiʾ, “growing”), active participle of نَشَأَ (našaʾa, “to grow, grow up”), derived from the root ن ش ء (n š ʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːˈʃiː/
Adjective
naşî (comparative naşîtir, superlative naşîtirîn, Arabic spelling ناشى)
- young, inexperienced, naïve
Noun
naşî m (Arabic spelling ناشى)
- teenager, youngster
Declension
Declension of naşî
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | naşî | naşî | ||
| Construct | naşiyê | naşiyên | ||
| Oblique | naşî | naşiyan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî naşî | wan naşiyan | ||
| Vocative | naşiyo | naşiyino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | naşiyek | naşiyin | ||
| Construct | naşiyekî | naşiyine | ||
| Oblique | naşiyekî | naşiyinan | ||
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “naşî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 55