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Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *xšápš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (“night”). Cognate with Persian شب (šab), Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞 (xṣ̌ap), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p).
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Pronunciation
Noun
| Central Kurdish
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شەو (şew)
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şev f (Arabic spelling شەڤ)
- night, evening
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “şev”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 576
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شیو (şiv, şev), from Persian شیب (šib).
Noun
şev (definite accusative şevi, plural şevler)
- (historical) a slope in a fortification, an escarp or counterscarp
- (woodworking, engineering) chamfer
Declension