naşî

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Northern Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَاشِئ (nāšiʔ, growing), active participle of نَشَأَ (našaʔa, to grow, grow up), derived from the root ن ش ء (n š ʔ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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naşî (comparative naşîtir, superlative naşîtirîn, Arabic spelling ناشى)

  1. young, inexperienced, naïve

Noun

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naşî m (Arabic spelling ناشى)

  1. teenager, youngster

Declension

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naşî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 55