afret

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic عَوْرَات (ʕawrāt), plural of عَوْرَة (ʕawra, “pudendum, genitals”), derived from the root ع و ر (ʕ w r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːfˈɾɛt/

Noun

afret f (Arabic spelling ئافرەت)

1. woman, lady

   Synonyms: jin, kulfet, pîrek

Declension

Declension of afret

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	afret	afret
Construct	afreta	afretên
Oblique	afretê	afretan
Demonstrative oblique	wê afretê	wan afretan
Vocative	afretê	afretino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	afretek	afretin
Construct	afreteke	afretine
Oblique	afretekê	afretinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “afret”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2