aşêf

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Northern Kurdish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from a Semitic source. Compare Arabic عُشْب (ʕušb, “grass, pasture”), Hebrew עֵשֶׂב ('ésev, “herb, grass, weed”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈʃeːf/
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Noun[edit]

aşêf f (Arabic spelling ئاشێف)

  1. weed (unwanted plant)
    Synonym: ade
  2. weeding (removal of weeds)

Declension[edit]

Declension of aşêf
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aşêf aşêf
Construct aşêfa aşêfên
Oblique aşêfê aşêfan
Demonstrative oblique wê aşêfê wan aşêfan
Vocative aşêfê aşêfino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aşêfek aşêfin
Construct aşêfeke aşêfine
Oblique aşêfekê aşêfinan

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aşêf”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 15
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