ھیوا

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms
  • ھەیوا‎ (heywa) – Mukri

Etymology

Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾdmyt' /ēmēd/, “hope”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hiːwaː/

Noun
Northern Kurdish hêvî
Southern Kurdish ھِمێ‎ (himê)

ھیوا (hîwa)

  1. hope

Derived terms
  • ھیواخواز‎ (hîwaxwaz)
  • ھیوادار‎ (hîwadar)

References
    • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “ھیوا”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1360
    • Thackston, W. M. (2006), “hîwâ”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 192
    • Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “hîwa”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 67
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