anîşk

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• anîşik, enişk, enîşk

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Haraθníš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haratníš (“elbow”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bow; to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈniːʃk/

Noun

anîşk f (Arabic spelling ئانیشک)

1. (anatomy) elbow

Declension

Declension of anîşk

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anîşk	anîşk
Construct	anîşka	anîşkên
Oblique	anîşkê	anîşkan
Demonstrative oblique	wê anîşkê	wan anîşkan
Vocative	anîşkê	anîşkino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anîşkek	anîşkin
Construct	anîşkeke	anîşkine
Oblique	anîşkekê	anîşkinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “anîşk”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9