naşî

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nasi"

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms
  • naşîn

Etymology

From Arabic نَاشِئ (nāšiʔ, “growing”), active participle of نَشَأَ (našaʔa, “to grow, grow up”), derived from the root ن ش ء (n š ʔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɑːˈʃiː/

Adjective

naşî (comparative naşîtir, superlative naşîtirîn, Arabic spelling ناشى)

  1. young, inexperienced, naïve

Noun

naşî m (Arabic spelling ناشى)

  1. teenager, youngster

Declension
Declension of naşî
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative naşî naşî
Construct naşiyê naşiyên
Oblique naşî naşiyan
Demonstrative oblique wî naşî wan naşiyan
Vocative naşiyo naşiyino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative naşiyek naşiyin
Construct naşiyekî naşiyine
Oblique naşiyekî naşiyinan

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naşî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 55
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