hewq

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܚܘܩܐ (ḥawqā, “stair”), itself possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/⁠ḫūqu⁠/, “crossbeam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛwq/

Noun

hewq ? (Arabic spelling هەوق)

1. rung (of a ladder)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hewq”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 247