heval
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Iranian *ham- (“together, joint”) + *Hárθam, with the latter descending from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hártʰam (“affair; object; purpose”). For a similar construction, see Sanskrit समर्थ (samartha, “having a similar or suitable aim or object”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛˈvɑːl/
- Hyphenation: he‧val
Declension
Declension of heval
| Definite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Feminine (sg) | Masculine (sg) | Plural | |
| Nominative | heval | heval | heval | |
| Construct | hevala | hevalê | hevalên | |
| Oblique | hevalê | hevalî | hevalan | |
| Demonstrative oblique | wê hevalê | wî hevalî | wan hevalan | |
| Vocative | hevalê | hevalo | hevalino | |
| Indefinite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Feminine (sg) | Masculine (sg) | Plural | |
| Nominative | hevalek | hevalek | hevalin | |
| Construct | hevaleke | hevalekî | hevaline | |
| Oblique | hevalekê | hevalekî | hevalinan | |
Further reading
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “heval”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 308
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