alûçe

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• alûce

Etymology

Confer Persian آلوچه (âluče, “damson, plum”), derived from آلو (âlu, “plum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːluːˈt͡ʃɛ/

Noun

alûçe f (Arabic spelling ئالووچە)

1. cherry plum (fruit)
2. cherry plum (tree)
3. pear

Declension

Declension of alûçe

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alûçe	alûçe
Construct	alûça	alûçên
Oblique	alûçê	alûçan
Demonstrative oblique	wê alûçê	wan alûçan
Vocative	alûçê	alûçino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alûçek	alûçin
Construct	alûçeke	alûçine
Oblique	alûçekê	alûçinan

Related terms

• alû

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alûçe”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 7