edû

See also: Appendix:Variations of "edu"

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• adu, edu

Etymology

From Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww, “enemy, foe”), derived from the root ع د و (ʕ d w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛˈduː/, /ɛˈduː/

Noun

'edû or edû m (Arabic spelling عەدوو or ئەدوو)

1. enemy, foe

   Synonyms: dijmin, neyar

2. competitor, rival

   Synonyms: hevrik, neyar

Declension

Declension of edû

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	edû	edû
Construct	edûyê	edûyên
Oblique	edûyî	edûyan
Demonstrative oblique	wî edûyî	wan edûyan
Vocative	edûyo	edûyino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	edûyek	edûyin
Construct	edûyekî	edûyine
Oblique	edûyekî	edûyinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “‘edû”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 214