hewq
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Syriac ܚܘܩܐ (ḥawqā, “stair”), itself possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/ḫūqu/, “crossbeam”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hewq ? (Arabic spelling هەوق)
- rung (of a ladder)
References edit
- 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