Northern Kurdish

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Central Kurdish ئاڵۆزان (allozan)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from Classical Syriac ܐ-ܠ-ܨ (ʾ-l-ṣ), a root related to the meaning of “pressing”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːloːzˈjɑːn/

Verb

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alozyan (third-person singular simple present dalozyê, Arabic spelling ئالۆزیان)

  1. (intransitive, of strings or wires) to become entangled
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References

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