Central Kurdish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتُوب (maktūb). [1]

Noun

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مەکتووب (mektûb)

  1. (Iraq) letter (a document)

Usage notes

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  • In Iraqi Sorani نامە (name) is preferred in usage by purists over مەکتووب (mektûb).

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Hasanpoor, Jafar (1999) A Study of European, Persian and Arabic Loans in Standard Sorani (Reports on Asian and African Studies; 1), Uppsala: Uppsala University, page 123