hevser

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Cognate with Persian افسار, Aramaic אפסרא.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛvˈsɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ

Noun

Central Kurdish	هەوسار (hewsar)

hevser m (Arabic spelling هەڤسار)

1. halter, head-harness

   Synonym: bûsat

2. reins, bridle

   Synonym: dizgîn

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hevsar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 246