ئافرەت

ئافرەت

Central Kurdish

Etymology

A Turkic borrowing, compare Turkish avrat, Azerbaijani arvad. Ultimately from Arabic عَوْرَة‎ (ʿawra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːfɾat/

Noun

Southern Kurdish	ئافرەت (afret)
Laki	ئافرەت (afret)

ئافرەت (afret)

1. woman

Synonyms

• ژن‎ (jin)

References

• Thackston, W. M. (2006), “âfrat”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 165
• Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “afret”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 1
• îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “ئافرەت”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 14

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Northern Kurdish

Noun

ئافرەت (afret) f

1. Arabic spelling of afret (“woman”)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “afret”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2