afir

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Iranian *hwar- (“to eat, consume”). Cognate with Persian آخور (âxor)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈfɪɾ/, /ɑːˈfɪr/

Noun

afir or afir̄ m or f (Arabic spelling ئافر or ئافڕ)

  1. (wooden) manger
  2. stable

Declension
Declension of afir
Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative afir afir afir
Construct afira afirê afirên
Oblique afirê afirî afiran
Demonstrative oblique wê afirê wî afirî wan afiran
Vocative afirê afiro afirino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative afirek afirek afirin
Construct afireke afirekî afirine
Oblique afirekê afirekî afirinan

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “afir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2
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