aqil

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil, “reasonable; intelligent”), active participle of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to be endowed with reason, to have intelligence, to be conscious, to realize”), derived from the root ع ق ل (ʕ q l).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈqɪl/, /ʕɑːˈqɪl/

Adjective

aqil or ‘aqil (comparative aqiltir, superlative herî aqil or aqiltirîn, Arabic spelling ئاقل or عاقل)

  1. smart, intelligent
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, “understanding, reason”).

Alternative forms

Noun

aqil m (Arabic spelling ئاقل)

  1. intelligence, cleverness, sense, wisdom, reason
    Synonyms: hiş, sewda
Declension
Declension of aqil
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aqil aqil
Construct aqilê aqilên
Oblique aqilî aqilan
Demonstrative oblique wî aqilî wan aqilan
Vocative aqilo aqilino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aqilek aqilin
Construct aqilekî aqiline
Oblique aqilekî aqilinan
Derived terms

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aqil I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aqil II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 10
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