zîha
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (“snake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ziːˈhɑː/
Noun
| Central Kurdish | حەزیا (ḧezya) |
|---|
zîha m (Arabic spelling زیها)
- dragon, serpent
Alternative forms
- zihar
- êzya
- zîya
- ziha
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “zîha”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press