aşvan

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish	ئاشەوان (aşewan)

Alternative forms

• aşewan, aşûvan

Etymology

Derived from aş (“mill”) +‎ -van. Compare Persian آسیابان (âsiyâbân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʃˈvɑːn/

Noun

aşvan m (Arabic spelling ئاشڤان)

1. miller (person)

Declension

Declension of aşvan

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aşvan	aşvan
Construct	aşvanê	aşvanên
Oblique	aşvanî	aşvanan
Demonstrative oblique	wî aşvanî	wan aşvanan
Vocative	aşvano	aşvanino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aşvanek	aşvanin
Construct	aşvanekî	aşvanine
Oblique	aşvanekî	aşvaninan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aşvan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 17