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Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
ḧilî (Arabic spelling حلی)
- born early
- Antonym: virnî
- (figurative) sown or planted early
- (as a suffix) step-, foster, pseudo-
Etymology 2
Adjective
ḧilî (Arabic spelling حلی)
- Alternative form of hilû (“smooth”)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilî I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 343
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilî II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 343