zîha

See also: žíhá

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (“snake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ziːˈhɑː/

Noun
Central Kurdish حەزیا (ḧezya)

zîha m (Arabic spelling زیها)

  1. dragon, serpent

Alternative forms

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “zîha”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 696
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