efû
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw), verbal noun of عَفَا (ʕafā, “to eliminate; to pardon”), derived from the root ع ف و (ʕ f w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕɛˈfuː/, /ɛˈfuː/
Declension
Declension of efû
| Definite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Feminine (sg) | Masculine (sg) | Plural | |
| Nominative | efû | efû | efû | |
| Construct | efûya | efûyê | efûyên | |
| Oblique | efûyê | efûyî | efûyan | |
| Demonstrative oblique | wê efûyê | wî efûyî | wan efûyan | |
| Vocative | efûyê | efûyo | efûyino | |
| Indefinite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Feminine (sg) | Masculine (sg) | Plural | |
| Nominative | efûyek | efûyek | efûyin | |
| Construct | efûyeke | efûyekî | efûyine | |
| Oblique | efûyekê | efûyekî | efûyinan | |
Derived terms
- efû kirin
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “‘efû”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 214
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