zîha

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See also: žíhá

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (snake).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Central Kurdish حەزیا (ḧezya)

zîha m (Arabic spelling زیها)

  1. dragon, serpent

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “zîha”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 696