hewq

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Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Classical Syriac ܚܘܩܐ (ḥawqā, “stair”), itself possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/⁠ḫūqu⁠/, “crossbeam”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hewq ? (Arabic spelling هەوق)

  1. rung (of a ladder)

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hewq”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 247
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