peyiv

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Doublet of peyam. Compare Middle Persian paygām (“message”), Persian پیام (payâm)/پیغام (payğâm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈjɪv/

Noun

peyiv f (Arabic spelling پەيڤ)

1. word, spoken words (as opposed to written words)

   Synonym: gotin

Derived terms

• peyivdar

See also

• peyivîn

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “peyiv”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 444