nîr

See also: nir, NIR, nír, -nir, and N. Ir.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Arabic نِير (nīr), Classical Syriac ܢܝܪܐ (nira).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ
nîr

Noun

nîr m

  1. yoke (wooden bar)

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “nîr”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 421
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