naşî

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nasi"

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• naşîn

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nɑːˈʃiː/

Adjective

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

1. young, inexperienced, naïve

Noun

naşî m (Arabic spelling ناشى)

1. teenager, youngster

Declension

Declension of naşî

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	naşî	naşî
Construct	naşiyê	naşiyên
Oblique	naşî	naşiyan
Demonstrative oblique	wî naşî	wan naşiyan
Vocative	naşiyo	naşiyino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	naşiyek	naşiyin
Construct	naşiyekî	naşiyine
Oblique	naşiyekî	naşiyinan

References

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