Central Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (to call, cry) with a -b⁽ʰ⁾- enlargement, perhaps connected to the synonymous *ǵʰewH-. Cognate with Persian گفتن (goftan, speak).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Northern Kurdish gotin
Southern Kurdish وتن (wtin)

گوتن (gutin)

  1. (verb) to say