ھیوا

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• ھەویا (hewya) — Mukri

Etymology

Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾdmyt' /⁠ēmēd⁠/, “hope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiːwaː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	hêvî
Southern Kurdish	ھِمێ (himê)

ھیوا (hîwa)

1. hope

Derived terms

• ھیواخواز (hîwaxwaz)
• ھیوادار (hîwadar)

References

• îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ھیوا”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1360
• Thackston, W. M. (2006) “hîwâ”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 192
• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “hîwa”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 67