nîr

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See also: nir, NIR, nír, -nir, and N. Ir.

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Arabic نِير (nīr), Classical Syriac ܢܝܪܐ (nira).

Pronunciation[edit]

nîr

Noun[edit]

nîr m

  1. yoke (wooden bar)

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “nîr”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 421