ھیوا

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms
  • ھەویا (hewya) — Mukri

Etymology

Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾdmyt' /⁠ēmēd⁠/, “hope”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hiːwaː/

Noun
Northern Kurdish hêvî
Southern Kurdish ھِمێ (himê)

ھیوا (hîwa)

  1. hope

Derived terms
  • ھیواخواز (hîwaxwaz)
  • ھیوادار (hîwadar)

References
    • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ھیوا”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1360
    • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “hîwâ”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 192
    • Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “hîwa”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 67
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