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Northern Kurdish
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɪˈɾɑːv/
- Hyphenation: zi‧rav
- Rhymes: -ɑːv
Adjective
zirav (comparative ziravtir, superlative ziravtirîn, Arabic spelling زراڤ)
- thin, slim, slender, lean
- Synonyms: jar, lawaz, lexer, narîn, qels, qor, zeyf
- Antonyms: kok, qelew, çax
- (of voices and sounds) soft
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare Persian زرداب (zardâb, “bile, gall”) and Central Kurdish زِراو (ziraw, “gall, courage”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɪˈɾɑːv/
- Hyphenation: zi‧rav
- Rhymes: -ɑːv
Noun
zirav m (Arabic spelling زراڤ)
- (anatomy) bile, gall
- (anatomy) gall bladder
- courage, pluck
Declension
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “zirav I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 447
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “zirav II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 447