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Central Kurdish
Etymology
Compare Middle Persian (ʾdmyt' /ēmēd/, “hope”).
Pronunciation
Noun
| Northern Kurdish
|
hêvî
|
| Southern Kurdish
|
ھِمێ (himê)
|
ھیوا (hîwa)
- hope
Derived terms
References
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ھیوا”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1360
- Thackston, W. M. (2006) “hîwâ”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 192
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “hîwa”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 67