شێت

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Aramaic שידא‎ (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ‎ (šēḏā, “demon”), whence Middle Persian [script needed] (šēdā, “bliss”) and Persian ‎ (šeydā). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, “a protective deity”). For the semantic shift, compare Arabic مَجْنُون‎ (majnūn, “mad, crazy, insane”), which is from جِنّ‎ (jinn, “demon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃe̞ːt/

Adjective

Northern Kurdish	şêt

شێت (şêt)

mad, crazy, insane

Noun

شێت (şêt)

madman, lunatic

Synonyms

دێوانە‎ (dêwane)

References

îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “شێت”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 703
Thackston, W. M. (2006), “shet”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 226
Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “shêt”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 138
Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000), “شێت”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 386