artêş

See also: artes

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Persian ارتش (arteš), a false back-formation from ارتشدار (artešdâr, “warrior; soldier”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːɾˈteːʃ/
  • Audio (Diyarbakir)(file)

Noun

artêş f (Arabic spelling ئارتێش)

  1. army
    Synonyms: esker, leşker, ordî

Declension
Declension of artêş
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative artêş artêş
Construct artêşa artêşên
Oblique artêşê artêşan
Demonstrative oblique wê artêşê wan artêşan
Vocative artêşê artêşino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative artêşek artêşin
Construct artêşeke artêşine
Oblique artêşekê artêşinan

Derived terms
  • artêşa bejahiyê
  • artêşî

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “artêş”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 12
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