arîk

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Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian առիք (aṙikʻ, ceiling).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈriːk(ʰ)/, /ɑːˈɾiːk/

Noun

ar̄îk or arîk m or f (Arabic spelling ئاڕیک or ئاریک)

  1. ceiling
    Synonyms: binban, asraq, kaşxank, sapîtke

Declension

References

  • Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 88
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ar̄îk”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 12