welat

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Cognate with Central Kurdish وڵات (wilat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛˈlɑːt/
• Hyphenation: we‧lat

Noun

welat m (Arabic spelling وەلات)

1. country, fatherland

Declension

Declension of welat

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	welat	welat
Construct	welatê	welatên
Oblique	welatî	welatan
Demonstrative oblique	wî welatî	wan welatan
Vocative	welato	welatino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	welatek	welatin
Construct	welatekî	welatine
Oblique	welatekî	welatinan

Derived terms

• bêwelat, welatî, welatparêz

See also

• ax, cîhan

References

• http://legerin.ferheng.org/search/kurd2eng/welat.html
• Ferhenga destî