Northern Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *wíxti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíkti, derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to curve, bend). Cognate with Persian آویختَن (āwēxtan, to hang, suspend).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːveːˈtɪn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧vê‧tin

Verb

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avêtin (third-person singular simple present davêje, past tense avêt, Arabic spelling ئاڤێتن)

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast, hurl, toss

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avêtin”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 18