Central Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From پێ (, with) +‎ نووسین (nûsîn, to write). A purism intended to displace قه‌ڵه‌م (qellem)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

پێنووس (pênûs) (puristic)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: قه‌ڵه‌م (qellem)
  2. pen

Descendants edit

  • Northern Kurdish: pênûs

Further reading edit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “pênûs”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume II, London: Transnational Press, page 119b
  • 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 161
  • Kurdojev, K. K., Jusupova, Z. A. (1983) “پێنووس”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ (sorani) [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary (Sorani)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 130a