ھەرمێ

Central Kurdish

ھەرمێ

Alternative forms

• ھەمرۆ (hemro) — Ardalani

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian امرود (amrōd, “pear”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwlmwt' /⁠urmōd⁠/, “pear”), Old Persian [script needed] (*umrūta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɾme̞ː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	hirmî
Southern Kurdish	ئەمروو (emrû)
Laki	مەروو (merû)

ھەرمێ (hermê)

1. pear

Further reading

• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “hermê”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 64