hilû

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

hilû or ḧilû (comparative hilûtir, superlative herî hilû or hilûtirîn, Arabic spelling ھلوو or حلوو)

  1. smooth

Etymology 2

Confer Persian آلو (âlu, plum; prune).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħɪˈluː/, /hɪˈluː/

Noun

ḧilû or hilû f (Arabic spelling حلوو or ھلوو)

  1. plum
    Synonyms: hêrûg, încas
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adjective

ḧilû (Arabic spelling حلوو)

  1. Alternative form of alû

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hilû I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hilû II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339