rêvebir
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- birêveber, rêveber
Etymology
From Central Kurdish بەرێوەبەر (berêweber), derived from بە رێوە بردن (be rêwe birdin, “to manage, direct, lead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːvɛˈbɪɾ/
Noun
rêvebir m (Arabic spelling رێڤەبر)
- director, manager, chief
- Synonyms: mezin, pêşeng, rêzan, serek, serkar, serok, serwer
Declension
Declension of rêvebir
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | rêvebir | rêvebir | ||
| Construct | rêvebirê | rêvebirên | ||
| Oblique | rêvebirî | rêvebiran | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî rêvebirî | wan rêvebiran | ||
| Vocative | rêvebiro | rêvebirino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | rêvebirek | rêvebirin | ||
| Construct | rêvebirekî | rêvebirine | ||
| Oblique | rêvebirekî | rêvebirinan | ||
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “rêbevir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 205