ciwan

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Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈwɑːn/
  • Hyphenation: ci‧wan

Adjective

ciwan (comparative ciwantir, superlative herî ciwan or ciwantirîn, Arabic spelling جوان)

  1. young
    Synonyms: cahil, naşî, xort
    Antonyms: kal, mezin, pîr, sere
    Ew pir ciwan e.
    He/She is very young.
  2. beautiful
    Synonyms: bedew, cindî, keleş, spehî, xweşik

Derived terms

Noun

ciwan m (Arabic spelling جوان)

  1. young man, adolescent
    Synonyms: naşî, sengele, xort
    Antonyms: îxtîyar, kal, kalik, kokin

Declension

Declension of ciwan
Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative ciwan ciwan ciwan
Construct ciwana ciwanê ciwanên
Oblique ciwanê ciwanî ciwanan
Demonstrative oblique wê ciwanê wî ciwanî wan ciwanan
Vocative ciwanê ciwano ciwanino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative ciwanek ciwanek ciwanin
Construct ciwaneke ciwanekî ciwanine
Oblique ciwanekê ciwanekî ciwaninan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ciwan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 114

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Adjective

ciwan

  1. young
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