şev
See also: sev, SEV, and sêv
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *xšápš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (“night”). Cognate with Persian شب (šab), Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞 (xṣ̌ap), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛv/
(file) - Rhymes: -ɛv
Noun
| Central Kurdish | شەو (şew) |
|---|
şev f (Arabic spelling شەف)
- night, evening
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “şev”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press
Turkish
Alternative forms
- şiv
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شیو (şiv, şev), from Persian شیب (šib).
Noun
şev (definite accusative şevi, plural şevler)
- (historical) a slope in a fortification, an escarp or counterscarp
- (woodworking, engineering) chamfer
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şev | |
| Definite accusative | şevi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | şev | şevler |
| Definite accusative | şevi | şevleri |
| Dative | şeve | şevlere |
| Locative | şevde | şevlerde |
| Ablative | şevden | şevlerden |
| Genitive | şevin | şevlerin |