شێت

Central Kurdish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃe̞ːt/

Adjective

Northern Kurdish	şêt

شێت (şêt)

1. mad, crazy, insane

Noun

شێت (şêt)

1. madman, lunatic

Synonyms

• دێوانە (dêwane)

References

• 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