Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil, reasonable; intelligent), active participle of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, to be endowed with reason, to have intelligence, to be conscious, to realize), derived from the root ع ق ل (ʕ q l).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈqɪl/, /ʕɑːˈqɪl/

Adjective edit

aqil or ‘aqil (comparative aqiltir, superlative herî aqil or aqiltirîn, Arabic spelling ئاقل or عاقل)

  1. smart, intelligent
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, understanding, reason).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

aqil m (Arabic spelling ئاقل)

  1. intelligence, cleverness, sense, wisdom, reason
    Synonyms: hiş, sewda
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aqil I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aqil II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 10