ziman

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Persian زوان (zavân)/زبان (zabân), Pashto ژبه (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪˈmɑːn/

Noun

ziman m (Arabic spelling زمان)

1. language
2. (anatomy) tongue

Declension

Declension of ziman

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ziman	ziman
Construct	zimanê	zimanên
Oblique	zimanî	zimanan
Demonstrative oblique	wî zimanî	wan zimanan
Vocative	zimano	zimanino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zimanek	zimanin
Construct	zimanekî	zimanine
Oblique	zimanekî	zimaninan

Derived terms

• zimandirêj, zimanmalbat
• zimannas
• bêziman
• biziman
• zimandar
• zimanê zikmakî
• zimanzan
• zimanî