Northern Kurdish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic نَاشِئ (nāšiʔ, growing), active participle of نَشَأَ (našaʔa, to grow, grow up), derived from the root ن ش ء (n š ʔ).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

naşî (comparative naşîtir, superlative naşîtirîn, Arabic spelling ناشى)

  1. young, inexperienced, naïve

Noun edit

naşî m (Arabic spelling ناشى)

  1. teenager, youngster

Declension edit

References edit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naşî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 55