afret
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic عَوْرَات (ʕawrāt), plural of عَوْرَة (ʕawra, “pudendum, genitals”), derived from the root ع و ر (ʕ w r). But the sound change is irregular, *ewrat would be expected instead. Perhaps related to afirandin instead or connected to it by folk etymology. Compare Turkish avrat.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editafret f (Arabic spelling ئافرەت)
Declension
editDeclension of afret
| Definite feminine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | afret | afret | ||
| Construct | afreta | afretên | ||
| Oblique | afretê | afretan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wê afretê | wan afretan | ||
| Vocative | afretê | afretino | ||
| Indefinite feminine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | afretek | afretin | ||
| Construct | afreteke | afretine | ||
| Oblique | afretekê | afretinan | ||
Usage notes
editUsed only in Southern Kurdistan and only in the dialects of certain regions such as Soran and Badinan. Never used in the sense of "wife".
References
edit- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “afret”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2
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- Northern Kurdish terms derived from Arabic
- Northern Kurdish terms derived from the Arabic root ع و ر
- Northern Kurdish terms borrowed from Arabic
- Northern Kurdish 2-syllable words
- Northern Kurdish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Northern Kurdish lemmas
- Northern Kurdish nouns
- Northern Kurdish feminine nouns
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