zîha

See also: žíhá

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziːˈhɑː/

Noun

Central Kurdish	حەزیا (ḧezya)

zîha m (Arabic spelling زیها)

1. dragon, serpent

Alternative forms

• zihar
• êzya
• zîya
• ziha

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “zîha”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 696