See also: dərew

Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (deceit, offence), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (to deceive, mislead). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, lie).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈɾɛw/
  • Hyphenation: de‧rew
  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun edit

derew f (plural دەرەو)

  1. lie

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “derew”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 134