avî

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

av (“water”) +‎ -î (“-y, -ish”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈviː/

Adjective

avî (comparative avîtir, superlative herî avî or avîtirîn, Arabic spelling ئاڤی)

  1. fluid, liquid, watery
  2. (not comparable) aquatic, water-dwelling
    Antonym: bejî
  3. irrigated, well-watered (of land)

Noun

avî f (Arabic spelling ئاڤی)

  1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

Declension
Declension of avî
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative avî avî
Construct aviya aviyên
Oblique aviyê aviyan
Demonstrative oblique wê aviyê wan aviyan
Vocative aviyê aviyino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aviyek aviyin
Construct aviyeke aviyine
Oblique aviyekê aviyinan

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avî I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avî II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19
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