efû

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• afû, efo

Etymology

From Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw), verbal noun of عَفَا (ʕafā, “to eliminate; to pardon”), derived from the root ع ف و (ʕ f w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛˈfuː/, /ɛˈfuː/

Noun

'efû or efû m or f (Arabic spelling عەفوو or ئەفوو)

1. pardon, forgiveness

Declension

Declension of efû

Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	efû	efû	efû
Construct	efûya	efûyê	efûyên
Oblique	efûyê	efûyî	efûyan
Demonstrative oblique	wê efûyê	wî efûyî	wan efûyan
Vocative	efûyê	efûyo	efûyino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	efûyek	efûyek	efûyin
Construct	efûyeke	efûyekî	efûyine
Oblique	efûyekê	efûyekî	efûyinan

Derived terms

• efû kirin

References

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