Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (to bark, howl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈjiːn/
  • Hyphenation: re‧yîn

Noun edit

reyîn f

  1. (figurative) bark (abrupt utterance)
    Doh êvarê çend kûçikên delal li ber derî direyiyan û reyîna wa wek kilamek digihîşt asîman.
    Last night a few lovely dogs came to the door and their barks reached the sky like a crow.

Declension edit