Central Kurdish edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (to call, cry) with a -b⁽ʰ⁾- enlargement, perhaps connected to the synonymous *ǵʰewH-. Cognate with Persian گفتن (goftan, speak).

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Northern Kurdish gotin
Southern Kurdish وتن (wtin)

وتن (wtin)

  1. (verb) to say

Southern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (to call, cry) with a -b⁽ʰ⁾- enlargement, perhaps connected to the synonymous *ǵʰewH-. Cognate with Persian گفتن (goftan, speak).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

Northern Kurdish gotin
Central Kurdish وتن (wtin)

وتن (wtin)

  1. (verb) to say
    خوازم چێشتێ بۊشمەت.
    (xwazim çêştê büşimet)
    I want to tell you something.
    ڕاسێ بۊش برا.
    (rrasê büş bira)
    Tell me the truth bro.
    چەۊشی نیەفەهمم.
    (çeüşî nyefemim)
    What are you saying, I don't understand.


  1. (verb) to speak
    دێرم کوردی ئۊشم.
    (dêrim kwirdî üşim)
    I'm speaking Kurdish.

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