dest avêtin

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Literally, “to throw the hand”.

Verb

dest avêtin (Arabic spelling دەست ئاڤێتن) (transitive)

1. to touch
2. to begin, start

Conjugation

• See avêtin.

References

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