altax

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Confer Turkish alçak (“vile, immoral, dishonorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːlˈtɑːx/

Noun

altax m (Arabic spelling ئالتاخ)

1. informer, stool pigeon

   Synonyms: destkîs, geveze, mixenet, nemam, qumsî, xayîn, xwefiroş

Declension

Declension of altax

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	altax	altax
Construct	altaxê	altaxên
Oblique	altaxî	altaxan
Demonstrative oblique	wî altaxî	wan altaxan
Vocative	altaxo	altaxino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	altaxek	altaxin
Construct	altaxekî	altaxine
Oblique	altaxekî	altaxinan

Derived terms

• altaxî

References

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