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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From a Semitic source, compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܒܐ, Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb). Compare also Northern Kurdish kirîv, Ottoman Turkish كریه (kirye).
Pronunciation
Noun
kirvə (definite accusative kirvəni, plural kirvələr)
- a kind of godfather who holds a boy during his circumcision
- an address to a male close friend
Declension
Descendants
- → Armenian: քիրվա (kʻirva)
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