şev

See also: sev, SEV, and sêv

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xšápš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (“night”). Cognate with Persian شب (šab), Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞 (xṣ̌ap), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛv

Noun

Central Kurdish	شەو (şew)

şev f (Arabic spelling شەڤ)

1. night, evening

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “şev”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 576

Turkish

Alternative forms

• şiv

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish شیو (şiv, şev), from Persian شیب (šib).

Noun

şev (definite accusative şevi, plural şevler)

1. (historical) a slope in a fortification, an escarp or counterscarp
2. (woodworking, engineering) chamfer

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	şev
Definite accusative	şevi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	şev	şevler
Definite accusative	şevi	şevleri
Dative	şeve	şevlere
Locative	şevde	şevlerde
Ablative	şevden	şevlerden
Genitive	şevin	şevlerin