شێت
Central Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic שידא (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”), whence Middle Persian [script needed] (šēdā, “bliss”) and Persian شیدا (šeydâ). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, “a protective deity”). For the semantic shift, compare Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn, “mad, crazy, insane”), which is from جِنّ (jinn, “demon”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
| Northern Kurdish | şêt |
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شێت (şêt)
Noun edit
شێت (şêt)
Synonyms edit
- دێوانە (dêwane)
References edit
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “شێت”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 703
- Thackston, W. M. (2006) “shet”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 226
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “shêt”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 138
- Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “شێت”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 386