avêtin

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wíxti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíkti, derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to curve, bend). Cognate with Persian آویختَن (āwēxtan, to hang, suspend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːveːˈtɪn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧vê‧tin

Verb

avêtin (third-person singular simple present davêje, past tense avêt, Arabic spelling ئاڤێتن)

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast, hurl, toss

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avêtin”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 18
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