Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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nivîs +‎ -kar. Compare Central Kurdish نووسەر (nûser), Persian نوبسنده (nevîsande).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɪviːsˈkɑːɾ/

Noun

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nivîskar m or f (Arabic spelling نڤيسكار)

  1. author, writer

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “nivîskar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 419