nîv

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See also: niv and NIV

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *náymah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náymas (“half”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀 (naēma), Sanskrit नेम (néma), Persian نیم (nim).

Noun

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Central Kurdish نیو (nîw)
Zazaki nême
Gurani nîm

nîv m (Arabic spelling نیڤ)

  1. half

Derived terms

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “nîv”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 421
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